How stigma is limiting migraine treatment

Carl Cincinnato describes migraines as a "perfectly evil disease".

"Whilst migraine itself may not be known for taking life, it can take everything in life worth living for away from you," the director of operations at Migraine and Headache Australia and a migraine sufferer, tells ABC RN's Life Matters.

Migraines are considered to be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. They are very common in Australia and almost 5 million people are estimated to have the neurological condition, of which 400,000 are found to have chronic migraines. More than 70 per cent are women and most of those who have the condition are of working age.

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