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Open Access
01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract
EHMTI-0314. A window to the past: the association between inflated pain scores and a history of abuse in women with chronic migraine
Authors:
BB Vargas, RB Halker, AJ Starling, AL Green, JG Hentz
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Childhood abuse is a risk factor for depression and anxiety and is reported by 58% of patients with episodic migraine (EM) or chronic migraine (CM). Maximum headache severity >10/10 on a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS) is not uncommon among CM patients. The relationship between inflated pain scores and abuse has never been investigated. …