·         Migraineurs who have felt frustration, guilt, and doubt caused by this interictal burden may feel more validated and better able to cope with such feelings.

·         As a more accurate picture of the full impact of Migraine disease can be made available to employers and other people who have difficulty understand it, hopefully, some of the stigma and difficult situations Migraineurs face will ease.

* This study was sponsored by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc.

Resources:

Press Release. “New Instrument Developed to Measure Impact of Migraine on Patients’ Lives When They Are Not Experiencing an Attack.” National Headache Foundation. Chicago. February 14, 2007.

Interview. Richard B. Lipton, M.D., study author and director of the headache center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. February 16, 2007.