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I’m Getting a Migraine: A Comparative Evaluation of Patient and Clinician Interpretations of Migraine Symptoms

Jakob L. Fischer, Anthony M. Tolisano, Alvaro I. Navarro, Waleed M. Abuzeid, Ian M. Humphreys, Nadeem A. Akbar, Sharan Shah, John S. Schneider, Charles A. Riley and Edward D. McCoul
Ochsner Journal December 2024, 24 (4) 262-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0071
Jakob L. Fischer
1Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
2Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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Anthony M. Tolisano
1Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
2Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
MD
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Alvaro I. Navarro
3Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Waleed M. Abuzeid
4Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
MD
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Ian M. Humphreys
4Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Nadeem A. Akbar
5Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
MD
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Sharan Shah
5Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
MD
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John S. Schneider
6Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
MD
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Charles A. Riley
1Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
2Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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Edward D. McCoul
3Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
7The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
8Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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