Table 7 Characteristics of patients’ journey significantly associated with the type of migraine
From: Migraine patients’ journey until a tertiary headache center: an observational study
Migraine | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Episodic | Chronic | |||||
N | % | N | % | |||
Test - Magnetic resonance imaging | No | 116 | 51.8 | 86 | 35.8 | 0.001 |
Yes | 108 | 48.2 | 154 | 64.2 | ||
Treatment – Acupuncture | No | 88 | 47.8 | 61 | 30.8 | 0.001 |
Yes | 96 | 52.2 | 137 | 69.2 | ||
Treatment – Psychotherapy | No | 104 | 57.8 | 87 | 46.0 | 0.031 |
Yes | 76 | 42.2 | 102 | 54.0 | ||
Treatment - Preventive medicines | No | 73 | 39.2 | 42 | 21.0 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 113 | 60.8 | 158 | 79.0 | ||
Treatment - Anesthetic blockages | No | 136 | 81.9 | 122 | 66.7 | 0.002 |
Yes | 30 | 18.1 | 61 | 33.3 | ||
Preventive drug - Topiramate | I have not used it for a long time | 25 | 41.0 | 24 | 23.1 | 0.001 |
I have already used it without beneficial effect | 14 | 23.0 | 56 | 53.8 | ||
I have already used it with beneficial effect but with side effects | 22 | 36.1 | 24 | 23.1 | ||