Clinical Decision Support System for the Diagnosis of Migraine and Headache

This paper, presents a clinical decision support system that will aid physicians and doctors in diagnosing migraine and other headaches. Headaches, in a variety of forms, are one of the most common areas of complaint presented to physicians and doctors. They present a diagnostic challenge to doctors as, they can be caused by more than hundred causes or diseases and accurate diagnosis of the cause is essential to optimal treatment. The Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is capable of diagnosing migraine and other headaches by gathering patient's data, processing it, and providing decision support diagnostic recommendations. It provides, clinician the facility to enter patient data. The information for each patient is stored in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for processing and retrieving. The resultant CDSS, is efficient and easy to use. It is compared with real time diagnostics and proved to be cost effective and robust solution for rapid diagnosis.