Migraine

migraine is a neurological disease, with certain trigger and runs in families



What causes migraine?

Triggor like work stress, exams, underlying pain , hunger, bringht lights

poor quality of light, neck and shoulder pain, irregular sleep pattern, certain foods and smell


what are the symptoms of migraine?

Headache can be onsided and spread to another side and can alternate

Headache is severe, increase on looking at light or hearing sounds

Nausea and vomiting can be associated

can see black spots or flashes

can be associated with other neurological findings


How can migraine be treated

Treatment is bases on the number of episodes per month

If less than 2 take medicines at time of migraine

if more than 2 per months take medicines to prevent episode

If despite medicines more than 15 episodes per month Botox injection

behvioral modification to prevent trigger