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    The Dysfunction of Migraine Headache Essay

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    The Dysfunction of Migraine Headache As a disorder reaching nearly every culture, historic and contemporary, headache has been experienced in some form by the majority of the human population. Despite its relative age and prevalence, we have yet to fully ascertain either its cause, its organization, or its cure, and continue to suffer everything from quotidian tension-type headache to cluster or "suicide"-type headache with little substantial relief. So just what is it we know about headache

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    Migraine Surgery May Help Your Pain When Other Treatments Have Failed If you have frequent migraines, you've probably tried various treatments to help your condition. One treatment that's fairly new and getting good results is migraine surgery. Even if your migraines haven't responded to medication and other treatments, surgery might help. Here's a look at why surgery helps migraines and how it's done. Nerve Compression Causes Migraine Pain Some cases of migraine pain seem to be linked to nerve

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    affected by migraines. Once thought to be a concentration of evil spirits in the brain, common cures consisted of everything from drilling holes in the skull, to inserting garlic cloves into the temples. Today however, scientists realize that this all too common occurrence is actually a neurological disorder, which can result in the disability of its victim for hours or even days. I myself have been a constant sufferer of migraines since the age of twelve. The following is the life of a migraine sufferer:

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    Problem This study is researching multiple problems, such as stress, depression, and life fulfillment in people with tension-type and migraine headaches. They also talk about social problem solving and how this can be of help when trying to avoid headaches. Some previous research has found that 46% of adults in the world suffer from headaches, another 11% s endure migraines, 42% experience tension-type headaches, and 3% suffer from a daily chronic headache. Gender also has a significance in who is affected

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    I chose to write about migraine headaches. I have been diagnosed with migraines since the young age of 5. They have been a constant struggle. I tend to not respond to typical medications used to treat migraine pain and we have found zero correlations between diet and my headaches. I typically end up in the ER a few times a year for help dealing with the pain. Migraines are headaches that cause intense pain with a throbbing or pulsating sensation, usually on one side of the head. Typically

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    Migraine Awareness Have you or a loved one ever been victim of migraines? In the United States, more than thirty-seven million people are victims of this condition, more than twelve percent of the population (Migraine Statistics 1). A migraine is “a recurrent throbbing that typically affects one side of the head and is usually accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision” (Google 1). Migraines mostly occur in females, with eighteen percent, followed by six percent of males that fall prey to the disease

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    Chronic headaches and migraines are problems that affect millions of people. There are a variety of things that can cause migraines and headaches. That is why the professionals at Kure Pain Management performs a thorough examination in order to determine the cause of the pain. The cause of the pain must be identified in order for it to be correctly treated. In many cases, migraines and chronic headaches are caused by cervical and neck issues. Those problems have to be corrected in order for a person

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    Migraines: That Ache In Your Head Essay

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    Migraines: That Ache In Your Head Have you ever had a headache? That pounding pain that would not go away, it was probably a headache, however there is another type of headache that happens to one side of the head and could also cause nausea, sensitivity to light, sound or odors. Also accompanying the migraine is a aura, which could be flashes of light, or temporally lose your vision, in any case it is a visual impairment. (1) Migraines differ from headaches because a migraine is a neurological

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    Observations • Migraine is the chronic disorder of the brain and it’s more prevalent than epilepsy and diabetes. There is no cure for it. Some call it genetic disorder and some call it a stress. Questions • Is migraine genetic? What can be done to prevent migraine from passing on to the future generation? Hypothesis • A migraine is genetic. I’m a migraine sufferer and so is my dad. I have a feeling that I got this gene from my dad. Predictions • If it is genetic then there is no prevention of migraine. It

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    A migraine is a disease that affects the body specifically the head, and it is count as one of the diseases that produce a headache and another kind of pains in the head and the body. This Migraine has many types and it is a chronic disease which keeps the effects remain for a long time. Some of the things that could happen to who has or about to have a migraine are vomiting, nausea, sensitivity to the light and sound and "can include

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