Why the study?
Does a German language self-administered headache questionnaire accurately screen for migraine, tension-type headache, and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias compared to expert diagnosis?
Population
367 subjects, including 278 headache patients, 42 patients with low back pain without headache, and 47…
Comparison
German language self-administered headache… vs Diagnoses by headache experts
Design
Cross-sectional, Blind comparison between questionnaire-based diagnoses and…
Follow-up
4 weeks (for retest reliability)
Authors
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A newly developed German language self-administered questionnaire demonstrates good sensitivity, specificity, and reliability for screening common primary headaches.
Does a German language self-administered headache questionnaire accurately screen for migraine, tension-type headache, and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias compared to expert diagnosis?
A newly developed German language self-administered questionnaire demonstrates good sensitivity, specificity, and reliability for screening common primary headaches.
Fritsche et al. (2007) studied this question.
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