Migraines Essay

What is a migraine? What causes a migraine to start? How can you treat a migraine? And can you prevent a migraine? Migraines are painful as well as has impact on how your go about your day. Also, it can impact how you feel about yourself, as well as how you interact with important people in your life. In this paper, I will explain what is a migraine, describe how they start, explain how can migraines can be treated, and explain how to prevent migraines.

A migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent moderate to severe headaches often in association with a number of autonomic nervous system symptoms. (http://jnnp.bmj.com/contentI. In addition, migraines can cause moderate to severe pain and is often described as throbbing or pulsating pain on one side of the head. In addition, migraines can cause blurred vision when exposed to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting pounding. In addition, migraines can shift from one side of the head to the other. Furthermore, roughly 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. In addition, women are affected more often than men, according to the National Headache Foundation. (http://www.migrainetrust.org). Additionally, migraine headaches can vary from individual to individual but they usually last from four hours to 72 hours. Some people get them several times a month, while others experience them much less often. Lastly, migraines are vascular headaches and some researchers believe that migraines occur when there are abnormal changes in the brain. And when these changes occur, inflammation causes the blood vessels to swell and press on nerves, which can result in pain. (http://www.migrainetrust.org).

Although much about the cause of migraines isn't understood, r...

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...raines occur in four phrases. And these four phrases are the prodrome (which occurs hours or days before the headache, the aura, (which immediately precedes the headache), he pain phase, (also known as headache phase) and the postdrome, (the effects experienced following the end of a migraine attack). (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/articleI). In my opinion, I would like to see future research be directed toward confirming or denying the theories of “What are really the reasons why migraines occur” as well as “Are frequent migraines signs of more potential health issue within the body” Lastly, I would like to see future research be directed toward confirming or denying the theories that migraines is a “Inherited disorder” as well as “Neural treatments of the sensory dysfunction show the most promise for present and future pharmacological care of migraine sufferers”.