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Management of migraine. Migraine may be treated either prophylactically (preventive) or abortively (rescue) for acute attacks. [ 1] Migraine is an complex condition; there are various preventive treatments which disrupt different links in the chain of events that occur during a migraine attack. Rescue treatments also target and disrupt ...
Migraine ( UK: / ˈmiːɡreɪn /, US: / ˈmaɪ -/) [ 11][ 12] is a genetically influenced complex neurological disorder characterized by episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often unilateral and generally associated with nausea and light and sound sensitivity. [ 1] Other characterizing symptoms may include vomiting, cognitive ...
Migraine is often hereditary. It is estimated that 60% of migraine cases are caused by genetics. The role of natural selection in the development of migraines is not known. Fitness-impairing disorders, including migraines, tend to disappear as a result of natural selection, and their frequency decreases to near the rate of spontaneous mutation.
The January 4, 2007 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes a paper that documents a British study of more than 11,000 Parkinson's disease patients. The study found that two ergot-derived drugs, pergolide and cabergoline , commonly used to treat Parkinson's Disease may increase the risk of leaky heart valves by up to 700%.
The 52-year-old went to the hospital when his migraines kept getting worse, doctors said. Man ate raw bacon for years, then Florida doctors find worms in his brain. ‘Very rare’
Familial hemiplegic migraine. Familial hemiplegic migraine ( FHM) is an autosomal dominant type of hemiplegic migraine that typically includes weakness of half the body which can last for hours, days, or weeks. It can be accompanied by other symptoms, such as ataxia, coma, and paralysis. Migraine attacks may be provoked by minor head trauma.
Under the category of headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal, the ICHD specifies the diagnostic criteria for oestrogen-withdrawal headache (8.4.3, G44.83 and Y42.4), and suggests that both that diagnosis and one of the menstrual migraine diagnoses be used in case of migraines related to oestrogen withdrawal occurring mainly at ...
Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura that was first described by 19th-century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903). Originating from the brain, it may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without headache), also known as visual migraine or migraine aura. [ 4]