Migraine Disease and Co-morbiDity

Additional Information

Nearly 88% of people with chronic migraine have at least 1 co-morbid condition.

Total costs healthcare costs associated with migraine and comorbid conditions exceeds $40 billion dollars..

It is recommended all treatment providers screen for comorbid conditions in patients with chronic migraine. Comorbidities are more common in chronic migraine. They make treatment more complicated and are associated with worse outcomes.

References:

Thorpe KE; The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum. Prevalence, health care spending and comorbidities associated with chronic migraine patients.

OBSERVANCES

JANUARY

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FEBRUARY

Rare Disease Day (Feb.28th)

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Caregiver Appreciation (Week of Valentines)

MARCH

Brain Injury Awareness Month

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Brain Awareness Week (11-17)

Sleep Disorders Awareness Week (10-16)

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APRIL

MAY

Arthritis Awareness Month

Mental Health Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

National Women's Health Week (12th-18th)

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (28th)

Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month

ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12th)

JUNE

National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

Chronic Migraine Awareness Day (June 29)

Migraine Solidarity Day (June 21)

Intrcranial Hypotension Day- (June 27)

Brain Awareness Month

Men's Health Awareness Month

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Pain Awareness Month

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National Suicide Prevention Month

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World Suicide Prevention Day (June 10)

Labor Day (Sept. 2) - Focus on Migraine and Work

National Wellness Week

Back To School -Children and Migraine

OCTOBER

World Mental Day (Oct. 10)

National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 11)

Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day (Oct.7)

Invisible Disabilities Week (Oct. 13-19)

Dysautonomia Awareness Month

NOVEMBER

Veterans Day - Veterans and Migraine (Nov. 11th)

Nervember - Nerve/Neuralgia Awareness