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How migraine begins?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The pathophysiology of Migraine is largely still unknown. We know that it is a genetic neurologic disease that can be triggered by changes to the body that can include things such as: diet, weather, injury, lighting, sleep disturbance, etc.

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