Monday Mar 02, 2026

Migraine

Migraine is very common, affecting an estimated 1.16 billion people worldwide.

It is one of the most disabling neurological disorders. So it is vital that we get diagnosis, management and prevention of this condition right.

To find out how to do this, please listen to this BMJ Best Practice podcast with Timothy Collins, Associate Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Headache Division, Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center.

For more on migraine, visit BMJ Best Practice.

Competing interests: TAC provides expert testimony for legal cases regarding headache disorders and treatment (approximately one or two cases per year). TAC is an author of several references cited in the BMJ Best Practice topic on migraine.

Comment (1)
eiugsqcp

23 days ago

Thanks - very useful comprehensive review of management . However, I’d love some suggestions on management of occasional debilitating migraines, in those over the age of 65yrs when triptans are contraindicated due to age. Migraines have usually stopped by then - but not always

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