Migraine is very common, affecting an estimated 1.16 billion people worldwide.

It is one of the most disabling neurological disorders. So it is vital that we get diagnosis, management and prevention of this condition right.

To find out how to do this, please listen to this BMJ Best Practice podcast with Timothy Collins, Associate Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Headache Division, Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center.

For more on migraine, visit BMJ Best Practice.

Competing interests: TAC provides expert testimony for legal cases regarding headache disorders and treatment (approximately one or two cases per year). TAC is an author of several references cited in the BMJ Best Practice topic on migraine.