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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic physicians have extensive experience in treating migraine headaches, seeing more than 5,000 patients each year. Patients have access to the latest diagnostic tools and treatments. Internationally recognized Mayo Clinic neurologists are widely published in the area of headache and conduct clinical trials of acute and preventive therapies.
Comprehensive evaluation including brain imaging and blood tests is performed to make certain that the patient who has migraine does not have a secondary cause for headaches. Read more about migraine headache diagnosis.
The goal of treatment is to reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of a patient's migraine headaches. Choosing a preventive strategy or a pain-relieving strategy depends on the frequency and severity of the headaches, the degree of disability the headaches cause and other medical conditions. Read more about migraine headache treatment options.
More than 28 million Americans — three times more women than men — suffer from migraine, a type of headache that's often severe. Although any head pain can be miserable, migraines are often disabling. Although there's still no cure, migraine pain management has improved dramatically in the last decade.
Read more at www.MayoClinic.com (A service of Mayo Foundation for Education and Research).
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