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Progress in Migraine Research (Hardcover)
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Progress in Migraine Research (Hardcover)
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Migraine is a painful neurological condition, of which the most
common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache.
Migraine headaches are usually characterised by severe pain on one
or both sides of the head. Absent serious head injuries, stroke,
and tumours, the recurring severity of the pain indicates a
vascular headache rather than a tension headache. Migraines are
often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light),
phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea. Migraine is
three times more common in women than in men. Some individuals can
predict the onset of a migraine because it is preceded by an
'aura', visual disturbances that appear as flashing lights, zig-zag
lines or a temporary loss of vision. People with migraine tend to
have recurring attacks triggered by a lack of food or sleep,
exposure to light, or hormonal irregularities (only in women).
Anxiety, stress, or relaxation after stress can also be triggers.
For many years, scientists believed that migraines were linked to
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