Clinical Tools

Migraine Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guidelines

Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS).

The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edition (2004).

Headache Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society (IHS).

New Appendix Criteria Open for a Broader Concept of Migraine (2006).

Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS).

Guideline Update: NSAIDs and Other Complementary Treatments for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults (2012). 

American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

Guideline Update: Pharmacologic Treatment for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults (2012).

American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

The Migraine Disability Assessment Test

The MIDAS questionnaire was put together to help you measure the impage your headaches have on your life. The information on this questionnaire is also helpful for your primary care provider to determine the level of pain and disability caused by your headaches and to find the best treatment for you.

General Resources

Epidemiology of Headache 2011-2012

International Association for the Study of Pain

Migraine Research Foundation

The Migraine Research Foundation was founded in 2006 as the only nonprofit organization dedicated to funding migraine research in the United States.

American Headache Society

The AHS is a professional membership society of health care providers dedicated tot he study and treatment of headache and face pain.

National Headache Foundation

Over the past 42  years, the National Headache Foundation's mission has been to further awareness of headache and migraine as legitimate neurobiological diseases.