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Table 3 Effective of management prior and after migraine diagnosis

From: Migraine misdiagnosis as a sinusitis, a delay that can last for many years

Variable

No. (%)

Effective of management prior migraine diagnosis

 

Surgical (no = 13)

 

Very effective – complete and long-lasting relief

0/13

Effective –partial and/or short-lasting relief

3/13 (22.1%)

Ineffective

9/13 (69.2%)

Headache worsened

1/13 (7.7%)

Medical (no = 93)

 

Very effective – complete and long-lasting relief

0/93

Effective –partial and/or short-lasting relief

14/93 (15.1%)

Ineffective

65/93 (69.8%)

Headache worsened

14/93 (15.1%)

Effective of treatment after migraine diagnosis (no = 106)

 

Very effective – complete and long-lasting relief

73/106 (68.9%)

Effective –partial and/or short-lasting relief

22/106 (20.8%)

Ineffective

8/106 (7.5%)

Headache worsened

3/106 (2.8%)