90071: Migraine: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to provide an integrated update of the recent developments on the pathophysiology of migraine and resulting "mechanism-related" therapies, to evaluate the clinical benefit-risk ratio of antimigraine medications, and to summarize the current and evidence-based guidelines for the clinical management of migraine. The information provided should contribute to a more positive interaction between patients and healthcare professionals, through fostering patient awareness, implementation of lifestyle changes, and compliance to therapy.