Transcending the traditional dividing line between the acute and preventive treatment of migraine
The treatment of migraine is categorized into acute treatment and preventive treatment,and existing guidelines for the treatment of migraine usually describe the regimens for the two treatment methods separately,while some studies in recent years have found a close relationship between the two treatment methods.With the introduction of calcito-nin gene-related peptide-antagonizing drugs,such treatment methods may transcend the traditional dividing line between the acute and preventive treatment drugs,offering the possibility of an entirely new approach for the treatment of migraine,whereby acute treatment may have prophylactic benefits and prophylactic treatment may have the effect of acute treatment.At the same time,clinicians should understand that acute and preventive treatment methods are not absolutely indepen-dent treatment modes,and they are closely associated with each other,both with the ultimate goal of better migraine man-agement.Clinicians should develop individualized treatment regimens based on the specific condition of the patient,in or-der to improve the efficacy of acute and preventive treatment methods and reduce disease burden.
MigraineAcute treatment of migrainePreventive treatment of migraineMigraine chronicity