Headache / Chronic pain

What is chronic migraine?

Chronic migraine is defined as having at least 15 headache days a month, with at least 8 days of having headaches with migraine features, for more than 3 months. The chronic headache begins as less frequent headache episodes that gradually change into a more frequent headache pattern.

Who gets chronic migraines?

Chronic migraine affects between 3 and 5 percent of people in India. Approximately 3 percent of people who have episodic migraine transform to chronic migraine each year.

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