by Sue Robbins | Feb 22, 2021 | Migraine
Migraines are often associated with colourful visual disturbances called auras, but many mysteries remain about how they fit into the wider biology of the syndrome. In 2012, neurologist Andrew Charles received a phone call from a septuagenarian engineer who had begun...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 15, 2021 | Migraine
Sex differences in migraine prevalence have been recognized for centuries, but researchers are still just beginning to understand the factors that put women at greater risk. Women are two to three times more likely than men to have migraines. The condition typically...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 14, 2021 | Migraine
Allodynia is common in migraine, but patients often don’t know how to talk to their doctors about treatment. Dr. Richard Lipton explains the condition and offers tips on finding effective treatments Dr. Richard Lipton, Director of the Montefiore Headache Center, a...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 7, 2021 | Migraine
For Terrell Davis, playing in 1998’s Super Bowl XXXII was a dream come true — that is, until a debilitating migraine almost turned it into a nightmare. Caught up in the excitement of the day, the former Denver Broncos running back — who has suffered from...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 4, 2021 | Migraine
Migraine is a neurological condition that affects nearly 40 million people in the United States. Migraine attacks often occur on one side of the head. They may sometimes be preceded or accompanied by visual or sensory disturbances known as an aura. Other symptoms,...
