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Pathophysiology Migraines
Pathophysiology is functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury and the study of those changes.
When related to Migraine attacks, the pathophysiology of a Migraine attack would mean the changes in how the brain and central nervous stem function when a Migraine is triggered and during the Migraine attack. We could discuss the pathophysiology of how the triggers themselves work -- what changes occur when we encounter a trigger. We could discuss the pathophysiology
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Migraine Term of the Day: Pathophysiology
When we're looking at Migraine and headache information, whether it's from our doctor, a book, or an online article, we sometimes come... Read more »
Inflammation: Pathophysiology, Disease and MS
We live in inflammatory times. When you inflame a situation, you provoke, you incite, and you rabble rouse. The outcome of this seditious... Read more »
Migraine Gem of the Day: Migraines and Vasodilation
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Continuing My Migraine Education in the Desert
I just returned from continuing my Migraine education at the American Headache Society's Scottsdale Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona. This... Read more »
MRF Sweepstakes Supports Migraine Research: Enter Now!
All of us know how badly more Migraine research is needed. We not only need research into new treatments, we still need more basic research... Read more »
From Our Sources
Why Hangovers May Be Worse for Migraine Sufferers
Research presented at the International Headache Congress showed that people who have Migraines are likely to have worse hangovers from drinking... Read more »
Cortex Area of Brain Thicker in People with Migraine
A study published in the November 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, indicates that people... Read more »
Review of Pathophysiology and Treatment of Osteonecrosis of th...
Source: eOrthopod
Osteonecrosis of the hip, a condition in which the bone tissue in the hip dies, affects mainly young, active patients. Its origin is unknown, making... Read more »
New Migraine Abortive Shows Promise without Vasoconstriction
Phase II study data on MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist showed:MK-0974 significantly... Read more »
Migraine Headaches: References
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesBigal ME, Lipton RB. What predicts the change from episodic to chronic migraine? Curr Opin Neurol. 2009 Jun;22(3):269-76.Buse DC, Andrasik... Read more »
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