Headache or Migraine Evaluation Tool

Headache
or
Migraine?
1 How often do you experience headaches?
  Less than once a month
  Once or twice a month
  Three or more times a month
2 Which of the following best describes your headaches?
  A throbbing or pulsing sensation
  A heaviness, pressure or tightness
3 Are your headaches accompanied by nausea or vomiting?
  Yes
  No
4 Are your headaches accompanied by sensitivity (increased pain) when exposed to light?
  Yes
  No
5 Do your headaches interfere with your normal routine, for example would you find it hard to walk or move around when you have a headache?
  Yes – always
  Yes – sometimes, if it’s a bad one
  Not usually
  Never
6 Can you predict when you will get a headache, for example after being out in the sun, after drinking too much coffee, or after a bad night’s sleep?
  Yes
  No
7 During a headache, do you feel pain or pressure
  On both sides of your head at the same time
  Mainly on one side of your head
8 Are your headaches accompanied by a loss of vision or other unusual visual symptoms such as flickering lights or zigzag lines?
  Yes
  No
9 Do you rely on medication to control or ease your headaches?
  Yes – always
  Yes - sometimes
  Never
10 On the scale below, please indicate how much you feel your quality and enjoyment of life is affected by your headaches (1 indicates that your life is not affected by the headaches and 10 indicates your life is severely affected)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

References
1. Therapeutic Guidelines Neurology 2007, v 3 page 72 prophylaxis migraine
2. Therapeutic Guidelines Online, Neurology 2007, sections on headache, tension headache and migraine.

This information will be collected for educational purposes, however it will remain anonymous.


More information

Migraine 

For more information, see Migraine.

 
  

Brain health
For more information on brain health, including the anatomy of the brain, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the brain, and the effect of mental activity on health, see Brain Health.

 
 


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