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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The most common symptoms for a migraine before it begins are, depression, very happy/very awake and/or full of energy, very sleepy and thirsty or hungry.
A symptom or group of symptoms that appears shortly before an acute attack of illnessIn reference to migraine headaches, prodrome is the first phase of a migraine. It is the phase that begins before the headache begins, also before the migraine aura begins. However "prodrome" (or prodromal) is a term used to describe the time-period before a full-blown illness where non-specific symptoms set in, and is used for many other diseases, such as seizure disorders, schizophrenia, and even influenza.Getting back to migraine....Hours, sometimes even days before a migraine begins, the body can begin experiencing symptoms.Some of these symptoms are:1. Food cravings2. Mood changes - from euphoria to deep depression and anywhere in between3. Fluid changes in the body - which can cause thirst, increased urination, diarrhea and constipation4. Sensitivity to temperature5. The beginnings of sensitivity to light and sound6. Yawning7. Fatigue or hyperactivity
A symptom or group of symptoms that appears shortly before an acute attack of illnessIn reference to migraine headaches, prodrome is the first phase of a migraine. It is the phase that begins before the headache begins, also before the migraine aura begins. However "prodrome" (or prodromal) is a term used to describe the time-period before a full-blown illness where non-specific symptoms set in, and is used for many other diseases, such as seizure disorders, schizophrenia, and even influenza.Getting back to migraine....Hours, sometimes even days before a migraine begins, the body can begin experiencing symptoms.Some of these symptoms are:1. Food cravings2. Mood changes - from euphoria to deep depression and anywhere in between3. Fluid changes in the body - which can cause thirst, increased urination, diarrhea and constipation4. Sensitivity to temperature5. The beginnings of sensitivity to light and sound6. Yawning7. Fatigue or hyperactivity
Intractable Migraine is the term used when a Migraine does not respond to treatment.
Basilar Migraine is a type of migraine that affects the basilar artery of the brain.
Migraine is a genetic neurological disease. The cause of Migraine is in the genes.
Preventive treatment for migraine headaches is called migraine prophylaxis or prophylactic therapy. Another term is Migraine Preventive Therapy.
There are many reasons a doctor may take a patient off their Migraine medication, but one of the most frequent reasons is Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) in which a patient's brain has changed how it reacts to their medicine and instead of helping the pain, it begins to cause it.
She had a severe migraine.
Migraine with aura is treated the same way as Migraine without aura.
There is no such headache classification as an Optic Migraine. You are most likely referring to Migraine with Aura.