Knowledge, attitude and practice of general physicians related to migraine

C.N. Mehrotra; Nishant Kanodia; Pratap Shankar; Amod Kumar Sachan; Rakesh Kumar Dixit

Knowledge, attitude and practice of general physicians related to migraine

Authors

C.N. Mehrotra Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Ataria, Sitapur, India
Nishant Kanodia Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Ataria, Sitapur, India
Pratap Shankar Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Amod Kumar Sachan Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Rakesh Kumar Dixit Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India

Keywords:

Knowledge, attitude, practices, migraine, diagnosis, treatment

Abstract

Among many neurological problems, migraine is most commonly temporal or retro/intra-orbital. Diagnosis and treatment is must for the migraine on the basis of associated symptoms and duration of pain. Treatment must be either pharmacological or non-pharmacological, depends on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the physician. General physicians are the first counselor/consultant for the migraine. In this study we aimed to gather data regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices of general physicians related to migraine, an area about which little is currently known.

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Published

2015-12-16

How to Cite

C.N. Mehrotra, Nishant Kanodia, Pratap Shankar, Amod Kumar Sachan, & Rakesh Kumar Dixit. (2015). Knowledge, attitude and practice of general physicians related to migraine. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(12), 2470–2471. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/knowledge-attitude-practice-general-physicians-migraine