Inaccuracy of self-reported migraine: insights from 601 paired assessments from a single-centre study in Australia

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CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that participants who self-identified migraine were usually confirmed by neurologist assessment. However, many participants who did not self-identify migraine nevertheless met diagnostic criteria. Reliance on self-reported migraine may significantly underestimate true disease burden in clinical and research settings.