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Migraine Headache

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What is a migraine?




What are the risk factors for migraine?

As many as 25% of people may experience a migraine headache at some point in their lives. Most migraine sufferers are female. It is estimated that after adolescence, the ratio of female to male patients who experience migraines is about 3:1. There seems to be a genetic predisposition to migraine, as there is often a strong family history of migraine in patients with this disorder.

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Migraine - Triggers Question: What are your migraine headache triggers?

Migraine Symptoms

How can you tell if that throbbing headache is really a migraine? Only about 15% to 20% of migraine sufferers experience the classic "auras"-- the visual, auditory, or olfactory perceptions or other neurological symptoms -- known to occur 15 to 30 minutes prior to an attack.

