Migraine, daily chronic headache and fibromyalgia in the same patient: an evolutive “continuum” of non organic chronic pain? About 100 clinical cases

We studied 100 patients (87 F and 13 M, age 39–58), admitted to our Unit between 1998 and 2003. Migraine was diagnosed according to IHS 1988 criteria [4], DCH according to Nappi and Manzoni (1988) criteria [5], and fibromyalgia according to ARA 1990 criteria [6] and using the Campbell test. All patients underwent Psychometric Tests (PT), Psychophysiological Profile (PPP), Psychosomatic Interview (PI) and biochemical analyses.