Knowledge, Attitudes, and Management of General Practitioners of the Hospital Districts of Ouagadougou about Migraine (Burkina Faso)

Table 2

Criteria used to establish the diagnosis of migraine (N = 116).

Diagnostic criteria for migraine	Study population (N = 116)	Percentage
Pulsating quality	108	93.1
Moderate or severe form of headache	93	80
Presence of photophobia or phonophobia	93	80.2
Increase in headache with physical activity	92	79.3
Bilateral headache	67	57.8
Presence of nausea or vomiting	62	53.4
Pain lasting for about 4–72 hours	60	51.7
Unilateral headache	47	40
Severe or very severe form of headache	23	19.8
Sudden onset	8	6.9
Headache in helmet	6	5.2