Sentences with phrase «migraine attacks»

However, this research was the first to consider the frequency of migraine attacks when analyzing its connection with TMD: eighty - four women in their early to mid-thirties were assessed, being that 21 were chronic migraine patients, 32 had episodic migraine, while 32 with no history of migraine were included as controls — the results were published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.

Foods trigger migraine attacks in about 10 % of cases.

«This review focuses on the treatment of acute migraine attacks, rather than long - term outcomes,» Dr. Marmura noted.

What triptans can not do — and what Peter Goadsby, director of the Headache Center at the University of California, San Francisco, has dreamed about doing for more than 30 years — is prevent migraine attacks from happening in the first place.

«Determining the factors that trigger migraine attacks is an important, albeit difficult, step in managing migraine,» explains Christian Wöber, head of the section specializing in headaches at MedUni Vienna's Department of Neurology.

«Triggers for migraine attacks determined for individual patients.»

There is also hope surrounding the prophylactic effect on migraine attacks from newer substances such as angiotensin - converting enzyme and angiotensin II receptor antagonists — especially candesartan.

All had severe and frequent migraine attacks despite standard medications.

With refinement, the model has the potential to allow for preemptive treatment of migraine attacks when someone is at greatest risk, thereby avoiding pain and disability.

Magnesium has been studied the most and is commonly given intravenously for severe migraine attacks.

The majority of these patients experienced significant improvements with a reduced frequency and severity of migraine attacks on the elimination diet (9)

Each of the 33 migraine trigger factors investigated correlated with migraine attacks, in at least some of the patients.»

These patients were normally affected by migraine attacks at least twice every month.

«The usual migraine action plan consists of a medication to use during migraine attacks.

Occurrence of new - onset migraine attacks has been reported in approximately 15 percent of patients following transcatheter ASD closure, with the majority of initial episodes occurring within the days to weeks following the procedure.

The premonitory phase is well documented but only recently have researchers considered if migraine could be treatable before an individual is in full migraine attack mode.

We know from lots of research that those who eat dramatically fewer saturated fats experience dramatically fewer migraine attacks.

The results provide further support for the theory that an abnormal function of the blood vessels of the brain is an important component in driving migraine attacks.

Wöber explains: «For the very first time, this new analysis therefore provides information about the correlation between migraine attacks and a broad spectrum of possible trigger factors for each individual patient and is therefore a step towards personalized migraine management.»

It was carried out across the US and UK, involving 81 volunteers with a history of between four and 14 migraine attacks per month.

The findings, which are published in a Headache study, suggest that it may be possible to predict the occurrence of tomorrow's migraine attack based on today's stress.

«Predictive model may help forecast migraine attacks.»

An oncoming migraine attack may, for some, be foreshadowed by an aura, which can include visual distortions (such as wavy lines or blind spots) or numbness of a hand.

Migraine attacks differ from individual to individual, and that makes these agonizing headaches surprisingly easy to misdiagnose.

Anxiety, fatigue, yawning, mood changes, overall sense of an impending «disorder» for hours or a day could indicate the arrival of a full blown migraine attack.

For example, aspartame ingestion has been reported to cause or aggravate migraine attacks in some migraine sufferers.

At the first sign of the aura, immediate application of transdermal progesterone to the temples and back of the neck would often abort the coming migraine attack.

I am 32 years old and I had a good poisoning months ago, then first migraine attack, then frequent sinus.

Doctors prescribe various medications that either treat acute migraine attacks or help prevent them.

In fact, in societies where fish is eaten regularly, the rate of rheumatoid arthritis is much lower than in areas where fish is not commonly eaten.The anti-inflammatory actions of the omega - 3 fats found in cod reduce the inflammation that is central to the symptoms and progression of rheumatiod and osteoarthritis, and may also help prevent migraine attacks, which are triggered by an inflammatory cascade that spreads from neuron to neuron in the brain called spreading depression.

Given these effects, it is not surprising that studies have shown magnesium helps reduce the frequency of migraine attacks, lowers blood pressure, helps prevent heart attacks, promotes normal sleep patterns in women suffering from menopausal sleep disturbances, and reduces the severity of asthma.

On the same note, you have people like my wife who has to be on a specific birth - control medication to control frequent migraine attacks.

The claimant said she had found the interview distressing and had suffered a severe migraine attack.

«Taking three to four aspirins in combination with an anti-nausea medication called metaclopramide is probably the simplest and best drug treatment for migraine attacks,» Dr Clarke says.

I've suffered for over 25 years with migraines and with migraine attacks 12 times a month I finally sought help from a neurologist.

Having TMD may worsen one's migraine attacks in terms of both severity and frequency.»

Magnesium has been shown in studies to reduce the severity of asthma and to reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.

It is one of the most potent anti-inflammatories in the world and known to reduce the symptoms of migraine attacks.

A spokeswoman for Ms Abbott told PoliticsHome she would not be returning to work until next week after suffering from a migraine attack.

Diane Abbott will not return to work this week after a migraine attack caused her to miss last night's crunch Article 50 vote.

Other work has suggested that it is the drop in estrogen during menstruation that actually provokes the migraine attack.

Interestingly, as many as nine of the genes have been previously associated with some vascular disease and four more are known to be involved in the regulation of vascular tone, supporting the importance of blood vessels in migraine attacks.

Yet in some of these patients, it also triggers a migraine attack within six hours.

The January issue of the American Headache Society (AHS) journal Headache provides an updated assessment of the best treatments to use when a migraine attack occurs.

The AHS and AAN also recently published joint guidelines on the prevention of migraine attacks.

«Clinicians still need to individualize treatment and consider the clinical context of the migraine attack.

Several randomised, placebo - controlled studies show that these medications can reduce the frequency of migraine attacks, even though the majority of them were originally developed to treat other indications,» Prof Sprenger observed.

Preventing or shortening the duration of migraine attacks — established drug treatment options and those that could shape future therapies were discussed at the Congress of European Academy of Neurology in Copenhagen.

The researchers believe that TMD may increase the frequency and severity of migraine attacks, even though it does not directly cause migraine.

For Florencio, central sensitization may explain the association between the frequency of migraine attacks and the severity of TMD.