ABSTRACT

Migraine remains a substantially underdiagnosed and undertreated condition in the United States (1). Prior reports have identified the following barriers to migraine diagnosis and treatment: (i) under-recognition of migraine by headache sufferers themselves; (ii) underconsultation among migraine sufferers who need medical care; (iii) failure to diagnose all who consult; (iv) failure to initiate appropriate therapy among all who are diagnosed; and (v) lack of ongoing assessment of the benefits of treatment (2).