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	Migraine Headaches - neurologychannel
		A migraine is a throbbing or pulsating headache that is often one sided (unilateral) and associated with nausea; vomiting; sensitivity to light, sound, and smells; sleep disruption; and depression.
		Migraine pain is often described as throbbing or pulsating pain that is intensified by routine physical activity, coughing, straining, or lowering the head.
		Migraine with aura is characterized by a neurological phenomenon (aura) that is experienced 10 to 30 minutes before the headache.
	www.neurologychannel.com /migraine (686 words)

	Migraine Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		The pain of a migraine headache is often described as an intense pulsing or throbbing pain in one area of the head.
		Investigators now believe that migraine is caused by inherited abnormalities in genes that control the activities of certain cell populations in the brain.
		Women whose migraine attacks occur in association with their menstrual cycle are likely to have fewer attacks and milder symptoms after menopause.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/migraine/migraine.htm (591 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Migraine
		Migraines are different from other headaches because they occur with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light.
		Migraine headache may be diagnosed by your doctor based on your symptoms, history of migraines in the family, and your response to treatment.
		In the case of a complicated migraine, an EEG may be needed to exclude seizures.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000709.htm (1150 words)

	Migraine
		Migraines are often accompanied by nausea, and may be preceded by some type of visual or neurologic disturbance.
		Migraine headaches often have a trigger, such as changes in the hormonal cycle (in women and girls), foods, odors, noises, lights, fatigue, stress, or physical exertion.
		Migraines can be complicated by other symptoms, such numbness or paralysis on one side of the body, severe pain at the back of the head accompanied by weakness and loss of coordination, noticeable confusion and lethargy, and severe eye pain with eye muscle paralysis.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/m/migraine.htm (714 words)

	Migraine
		Migraine is a fairly common condition, affecting about 20 per cent of females and 6 per cent of males in their lifetime.
		Migraine sufferers should avoid factors such as alcohol, lack of sleep and foods that are known to cause attacks.
		The large female preponderance within migraine sufferers points to the importance of hormonal factors such as the menstrual cycle, which are not modifiable.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/migraine.htm (1013 words)

	Migraine Headache
		Migraine headaches are one of the most common problems seen in emergency departments and doctors’ offices.
		Migraines are due to changes in the brain and surrounding blood vessels.
		Migraine headaches typically last from 4-72 hours and vary in frequency from daily to fewer than 1 per year.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /migraine_headache/article_em.htm (239 words)

	Migraines: Myth Vs. Reality
		Migraine pain is caused by vasodilation in the cranial blood vessels (expansion of the blood vessels), while headache pain is caused by vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels).
		A Migraine is caused when a physiological (not psychological) trigger or triggers cause vasodilatation in the cranial blood vessels, which triggers nerve endings to release chemical substances called neurotransmitters, of which the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HTT) is an important factor in the development of Migraine.
		Migraine sometimes becomes worse in the first trimester of pregnancy, but many women are Migraine-free later in their pregnancy.
	www.migraines.org /myth/mythreal.htm (2859 words)

	Migraine: Online References For Health Concerns
		Migraines are about three times as common in women as in men (Lim C 2005; Breslau N et al 2001; Lipton RB et al 2001), and they typically begin between the ages of 10 and 40.
		In general, migraine patients who suffer from severe, recurrent migraines that are not responsive to acute drugs (e.g., drugs that are used to treat conventional headaches) are candidates for medications that attempt to prevent migraines (Lawrence EC 2004; Silberstein SD et al 2000a).
		Migraine headaches are treated by conventional medicines that seek to prevent migraines, stop them in their early stages, or lessen their pain.
	www.lef.org /protocols/prtcl-076.shtml (2773 words)

	Migraine
		In migraine, we have no such precise pathology, so it is a matter of debate that migraine can be considered a disease at all, or if it is rather some alteration or exaggeration of normal physiology.
		In migraine a numbness or weakness tends to spread over a hand to face to arm and this is called a spreading wave of depression because you can see a change happen simultaneously on the EEG and there is depression or decrease in function (hypofunction).
		Migraine is a disorder with a broad spectrum.
	www.pneuro.com /publications/migraine (5533 words)

	Migraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Migraines are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.
		Migraine is a frustrating chronic illness that is widespread in the population (10% diagnosed, 5% undiagnosed),
		Hormonal migraine is a likely consequence of periodically falling hormone levels causing reduction in protein biosynthesis of metabolic components including intestinal tract serotonin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Migraine (8424 words)

	eMedicine - Headache, Migraine : Article by Michelle Blanda, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Migraine is the second most common type of headache syndrome in the United States.
		In ophthalmoplegic migraine, the patient may present with a third nerve palsy, with ocular muscle paralysis, including or sparing the pupillary response, as well as ptosis.
		Although the effects of NSAIDs in the treatment of migraine pain tend to be patient specific, ibuprofen usually is the DOC for the initial therapy.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic230.htm (3784 words)

	Migraine Headache — Complete medical information regarding this common aliment on MedicineNet.com
		A migraine headache is a form of vascular headache.
		Migraine headache is caused by a combination of vasodilatation (enlargement of blood vessels) and the release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the blood vessels.
		During a migraine attack, the temporal artery enlarges.
	www.medicinenet.com /migraine_headache/article.htm (474 words)

	Migraine headache - MayoClinic.com
		In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg.
		A migraine headache is also often accompanied by other signs and symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.
		Migraine pain can be excruciating and may incapacitate you for hours or even days.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/migraine-headache/DS00120 (277 words)

	Migraine - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Migraines are a form of chronic recurring headaches.
		It is mistaken to assume that any form of chronic headache is a migraine, as migraines have very special symptoms, and there are numerous other causes of chronic headache: tension headache, and others; see also the list of underlying conditions for headache in general.
		Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head, an upset stomach, and at times disturbed vision.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/migraine/intro.htm (927 words)

	Migraine headache
		Migraines typically begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood and may become less frequent and intense as you grow older.
		A migraine headache tends to occur on both sides of the head in children, and visual auras are rare.
		Metoclopramide (Reglan) is useful for relieving the nausea and vomiting associated with migraines, not the migraine pain itself.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00120.html (3502 words)

	Migraine Headaches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A migraine headache is a severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head.
		One theory about the cause of migraine is the blood flow theory, which focuses on blood vessel activity in the brain.
		For these women, migraine headaches seem to occur during the last week of the cycle when they take sugar pills, or the pills that don’t have the hormones.
	www.4woman.gov /faq/migraine.htm (2490 words)

	Amazon.com: Migraine: Books: Oliver Sacks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Oliver Sacks argues that migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.
		My experience as a migraine sufferer and as a clinical psychologist has left me in no doubt that the fundamental causes of migraine headaches are physical, not psychological.
		Migraines left me, apparently forever, several years ago, and I'm convinced that this book was instrumental in that.
	www.amazon.com /Migraine-Vintage-Oliver-Sacks/dp/037570406X (1721 words)

	MAGNUM: The National Migraine Association. Home Page
		MAGNUM: Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs, was created to bring public awareness utilizing the electronic, print and artistic mediums, to the fact that Migraine is a true biologic neurological disease, to assist Migraine sufferers, their families, and coworkers, and to help improve the quality of life of Migraine sufferers worldwide.
		It's a pretty common assumption that the headache of a Migraine attack is the worst symptom.
		For many Migraineurs, there are other Migraine symptoms that are sometimes worse than the headache phase.
	www.migraines.org (486 words)

	Migraine Headaches and other Neurological Disorders treatment, symptoms and medications
		Headache is defined as pain in the head that is located above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck.
		Some experts are calling it a possible breakthrough for millions of migraine sufferers.
		Doctors are studying whether an outpatient procedure used to treat a heart problem in stroke patients may mean the end of migraines for many.
	www.medicinenet.com /migraine/focus.htm (158 words)

	MedlinePlus: Migraine
		Migraine Headaches: Ways to Deal with the Pain (American Academy of Family Physicians)
		Migraine Prevention: A Guide to the Latest Methods and Treatments (National Headache Foundation)
		The primary NIH organization for research on Migraine is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/migraine.html (293 words)

	The Migraine Relief Center
		It was specifically made to target the nerves and blood vessels that are believed to trigger your total migraine — the pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound — so you get the relief you need, without drowsiness.
		IMITREX is a prescription medicine for the acute treatment of migraine attacks, with or without aura, in adults.
		You should not take IMITREX if you have certain types of heart disease, a history of stroke or TIAs, peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud syndrome, or blood pressure that is uncontrolled.
	www.migrainehelp.com (240 words)

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