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. 2021 Dec 6;25(11):75. doi: 10.1007/s11916-021-00982-z

Table 2.

Anti-stigma language recommendations

Language
CHAMP recommendation Currently used
Headache disease(s), headache disorders(s) Headache(s)
Headache attack, migraine attack, cluster attack Headache(s), migraine(s), episode(s)
Migraine disease, living with migraine disease Migraine headache, migraines
Person with migraine disease, person living with migraine disease Migraine personality, migraineur, migrainer, migraine person, migraine-type person
Experience(s) the pain and disability of migraine disease Suffering from migraine, migraine sufferer
Migraine spectrum, migraine continuum None
Migraine remission, break in migraine attacks Cured of migraine, migraine cure, migraine miracle
Medication adaptation headache Medication overuse headache, rebound headache