Facts about migraine

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Migraine headache is a complex recurrent headache that is one of the

Migraine headache is a complex recurrent headache that is one of the
most common complaints in medicine.

Derived from the Greek word “ hemikranios“ = half head

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Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 1 billion people worldwide.

Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 1 billion people worldwide.

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Fifty percent of people with migraines don't realize they have them. 

Fifty percent of people with migraines don't realize they have them.

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more than 4 million people have chronic daily migraine, with at least 15 migraine days

more than 4 million people have chronic daily migraine, with at least
per month

suicide attempts
depression
anxiety
sleep disturbances

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Migraine accounts for 64% of severe headaches in females and 43% of

Migraine accounts for 64% of severe headaches in females and 43% of severe headaches in males.
severe headaches in males.

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Only 1 in 1,000 people get cluster headaches, but they happen to

Only 1 in 1,000 people get cluster headaches, but they happen to smokers more often.
smokers more often. 

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Celebrities and historical figures with Migraine disease include, among many:
President, and

Celebrities and historical figures with Migraine disease include, among many: President, and
architect of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson;
the great painters Vincent Van Gogh, George Seurat, and Claude Monet;
great authors Virginia Woolfe, Cervantes, and Lewis Carroll;
leaders such as Julius Caesar, Napoleon

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Even philosophers get headaches

Even philosophers get headaches

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strange food cravings
mood swings
uncontrollable yawning
flashing lights
blind spots
numbness
the feeling of being

strange food cravings mood swings uncontrollable yawning flashing lights blind spots numbness
grabbed

You can predict a migraine

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Scintillating Scotoma

Scintillating Scotoma

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Central Scotoma

Central Scotoma

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Multiple spotty scotoma

Multiple spotty scotoma

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Half visual field loss

Half visual field loss

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You Can Have a Migraine Without a Headache

You Can Have a Migraine Without a Headache

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A Drop in Your Stress Level Can Bring On a Migraine

A Drop in Your Stress Level Can Bring On a Migraine

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Lightning and Migraine Can Strike Together

Lightning and Migraine Can Strike Together

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migraine hangover

fatigue
irritability
fuzzy thinking
sore muscles

migraine hangover fatigue irritability fuzzy thinking sore muscles

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Medication overuse is the most common reason why episodic migraine turns chronic

Medication overuse is the most common reason why episodic migraine turns chronic

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BOTOX CAN TREAT MIGRAINES

BOTOX CAN TREAT MIGRAINES
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