Migraine - the ins and outs

Migraine is commonly described by people as a special kindof recurring headache where the headache is severe and usually linked to other symptoms such as feeling sick (nausea),being sick (vomiting), eyesight changes such as blank spots,coloured sport, sparkles, stars or blurred patches in theirvision, dizziness, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargyand fatigue. The changes in vision usually come before theheadache itself and are referred to as the "aura". Twogeneralised classifications of migraine are "with aura" and"without aura". Other classifications are "basilar migraine"and "familial hemiplegic migraine" where reversible paralysisoccurs.

Susceptibility to migraine is thought to be genetic, withthe predisposition bein...
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