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Table 1 Questionnaire

From: Study on management of pediatric migraine by general practitioners in northern France

Question 1b

 What is your first intention acute medication for a migraine attack (in children and adolescents 15 or younger)?

  1. Aspirin

  2. Diclofenac

  3. Ibuprofen

  4. Niflumic acid

  5. Opioids

  6. Paracetamol

  7. Sumatriptan

  8. Other

Question 2b

 What is your second intention acute medication for a migraine attack (in children and adolescents 15 or younger)?

  1. Ibuprofen

  2. Ergotamine

  3. Opioids

  4. Paracetamol

  5. Sumatriptan

  6. Other triptan

  7. Aspirin

Question 3b

 When you prescribe ibuprofen for a migraine attack, which dose of ibuprofen do you prescribe?

  1. 7.5–10 mg/kg/dose

  2. Dose recommended for body weight

  3. Other

Question 4b

 When you prescribe ibuprofen for a migraine attack, which number of ibuprofen doses do you prescribe for a single migraine attack?

  1. 1–2 doses

  2. > 2 doses

Question 5a

 If you do not prescribe ibuprofen as first intention acute medication for a migraine attack, why?

  1. Ibuprofen is not the reference medication

  2. Too long onset of action

  3. Adverse effects/toxicity

  4. Not indicated and/or ineffective in pediatric migraine attack

  5. No answer

  6. Free answer

Question 6a

 Which criteria do you take into account to start preventive treatment?

  1. Frequency of migraine attacks

  2. Intensity of migraine attacks

  3. Functional disability

  4. Failure and/or poor tolerance of abortive drugs

  5. Other

Question 7b

 Which type of preventive treatment do you start in first intention?

  1. Pharmacological treatment

  2. Non-pharmacological treatment

  3. None

Question 8a

 When do you refer a pediatric migraine patient to a specialist?

  1. Failure of abortive drugs of first intention migraine attacks

  2. Failure of abortive drugs of second intention

  3. Frequent and/or disabling migraine attacks

  4. To start preventive treatment

  5. As a matter of course

  6. Other

Question 9b

 Do you think being aware of the HAS guidelines for the therapeutic management of acute treatment of pediatric attack?

  1. Yes

  2. No

Question 10b

 Did you read last HAS guidelines for the therapeutic management of acute treatment of pediatric migraine?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  1. aFor each question, tick appropriate numbers. Several answers possible. Code all that apply
  2. bFor each question, tick appropriate number. Only one possible answer