Why Migraines Occur

Why Migraines Occur

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Introduction

Migraine tends to affect more than 300 million people from across the world . For many , the condition is more than a headache and is characterized by several distinctive symptom phases . The condition is characterized by severe , debilitating and disabling headache that often needs no . The people suffering from migraine also had several other problems including photophobia , burning , nausea , vomiting visual disturbances , altitude sickness , etc . Migraine may have several other implications . About 17 billion dollars a

year is lost due to lost work , disabilities and healthcare expenditure owing due to headache Through historical records , it has been suggested that the dis has affected man for more than 7000 years . However , medicine still continues not to identify the cause and a treatment that could help cure the dis . Many people do not even approach the doctor to get the dis treated as they feel that medical treatment can do little or no help . Earlier , scientific research proved that the dis was a vascular condition , but today scientists have identified that it is more of a neurological condition that develops primarily from pathology in the brain stem cells . The nerve cell malfunction tends to sweep across other parts of the brain . Today , the exact cause of migraine is still unknown , but scientists are developing several new forms of treatment for the condition including gene therapy (after considering the genetic basis of the disease , molecular biology and imaging of the brain . This...