I. Migraine
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder
characterized by recurrent attacks of moderate to severe headache. A migraine
headache has a throbbing or pulsating pain, usually on only one side of the
head or unilateral lasting from 2 to 72 hours. Symptoms that are associated
with this kind of headache are nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to
light (photophobia) and sound (phonophobia). Migraine headaches, which are
often misdiagnosed as sinus or tension headaches, are severe enough to interfere
with sleep, work, and other everyday activities. They may occur as often as
several times per week or as rarely as once or twice a year.
Most people with migraine headaches perceive a transient
visual, sensory, language, or motor disturbance which signals that the headache
will soon occur which is called an aura, but sometimes they feel the aura but
won't have a migraine.
Approximately 30 million people in the US are suffering from
migraine. Though it can affect teens and kids, it is most common among people
with the age range of 25 to 55. Women are more prevalent to have migraine than
men.
