Abstract :
[en] Introduction: Migraine has a considerable social, economic, physical and emotional burden but remains underdiagnosed
and undertreated. A specific migraine screening tool could help remove barriers to health care and be an attractive
instrument for epidemiological studies. The objective of this work was to assess the validity of an extended French
version of ID MigraineTM as a migraine-screening tool.
Methods: Sixty-seven subjects from the NESCaV study (2010–2012) completed the migraine screen and were diagnosed
by a neurologist specializing in headache medicine using the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd
edition criteria (gold standard). Agreement between the two diagnoses was evaluated by Cohen kappa coefficient (k).
Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of the migraine screen were calculated.
Results: Migraine was diagnosed in 21 (31.3%) of the 67 subjects according to the screening tool and in 24 (35.8%) by the
neurologist (k¼0.90). The prevalence of migraine was unrelated to age, gender, education and perception of financial
resources. Sensitivity and specificity of the screen were 87.5% and 100%, respectively. The screen prevalence of migraine
with aura was 10.4% (sensitivity and specificity: 83.3% and 96.7%, respectively).
Conclusion: The extended French version of ID MigraineTM (ef-ID Migraine) is a validated tool to screen migraine in
French-speaking countries.
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