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171 relations: Abdominal migraine, ABO blood group system, Acephalgic migraine, Adenosine, Adenosine receptor, Adenosine triphosphate, Allodynia, Amitriptyline, Analgesic, Angiotensin-converting enzyme, Anticonvulsant, Antiemetic, Anxiety disorder, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Aristides Leão, Auditory hallucination, Aura (symptom), Autonomic nervous system, Axon, Basilar artery, Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood, Beta blocker, Bipolar disorder, Blood vessel, Blurred vision, Brain tumor, Brainstem, CADASIL, Calcitonin, Calcitonin gene-related peptide, Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, Calcium channel, Cav2.1, Central nervous system, Cerebral cortex, Cluster headache, Cognitive disorder, Cortical spreading depression, Cyclic vomiting syndrome, Delusion, Depression (mood), Diarrhea, Diencephalon, Disability, Disease, Disease burden, Dizziness, Dominance (genetics), Dura mater, Dysarthria, ... Expand index (121 more) »
Abdominal migraine
Abdominal migraine (AM) is a functional disorder that usually manifests in childhood and adolescence, without a clear pathologic mechanism or biochemical irregularity.
See Migraine and Abdominal migraine
ABO blood group system
The ABO blood group system is used to denote the presence of one, both, or neither of the A and B antigens on erythrocytes (red blood cells).
See Migraine and ABO blood group system
Acephalgic migraine
Acephalgic migraine (also called migraine aura without headache, amigrainous migraine, isolated visual migraine, and optical migraine) is a neurological syndrome.
See Migraine and Acephalgic migraine
Adenosine
Adenosine (symbol A) is an organic compound that occurs widely in nature in the form of diverse derivatives.
Adenosine receptor
The adenosine receptors (or P1 receptors) are a class of purinergic G protein-coupled receptors with adenosine as the endogenous ligand.
See Migraine and Adenosine receptor
Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a nucleotide that provides energy to drive and support many processes in living cells, such as muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, and chemical synthesis.
See Migraine and Adenosine triphosphate
Allodynia
Allodynia is a condition in which pain is caused by a stimulus that does not normally elicit pain.
Amitriptyline
Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches.
See Migraine and Amitriptyline
Analgesic
An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme
Angiotensin-converting enzyme, or ACE, is a central component of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), which controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body.
See Migraine and Angiotensin-converting enzyme
Anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures.
See Migraine and Anticonvulsant
Antiemetic
An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea.
Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired.
See Migraine and Anxiety disorder
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Aretaeus (Ἀρεταῖος) is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians.
See Migraine and Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Aristides Leão
Aristides Azevedo Pacheco Leão (August 3, 1914, in Rio de Janeiro – December 14, 1993, in São Paulo) was a Brazilian neurophysiologist, researcher and university professor.
See Migraine and Aristides Leão
Auditory hallucination
An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.
See Migraine and Auditory hallucination
Aura (symptom)
An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some with epilepsy or migraine.
See Migraine and Aura (symptom)
Autonomic nervous system
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), sometimes called the visceral nervous system and formerly the vegetative nervous system, is a division of the nervous system that operates internal organs, smooth muscle and glands.
See Migraine and Autonomic nervous system
Axon
An axon (from Greek ἄξων áxōn, axis) or nerve fiber (or nerve fibre: see spelling differences) is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, in vertebrates, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the nerve cell body.
Basilar artery
The basilar artery (U.K.:; U.S.) is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood.
See Migraine and Basilar artery
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood is an uncommon neurological disorder which presents with recurrent episodes of dizziness. Migraine and Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood are Ailments of unknown cause.
See Migraine and Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood
Beta blocker
Beta blockers, also spelled β-blockers, are a class of medications that are predominantly used to manage abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia), and to protect the heart from a second heart attack after a first heart attack (secondary prevention).
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks.
See Migraine and Bipolar disorder
Blood vessel
Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body.
Blurred vision
Blurred vision is an ocular symptom where vision becomes less precise and there is added difficulty to resolve fine details.
See Migraine and Blurred vision
Brain tumor
A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.
Brainstem
The brainstem (or brain stem) is the stalk-like part of the brain that connects the forebrain (the cerebrum and diencephalon) with the spinal cord.
CADASIL
CADASIL or CADASIL syndrome, involving cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, is the most common form of hereditary stroke disorder, and is thought to be caused by mutations of the NOTCH3 gene on chromosome 19.
Calcitonin
Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide hormone secreted by parafollicular cells (also known as C cells) of the thyroid (or endostyle) in humans and other chordates in the ultimopharyngeal body.
Calcitonin gene-related peptide
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a member of the calcitonin family of peptides consisting of calcitonin, amylin, adrenomedullin, adrenomedullin 2 (intermedin) and calcitonin‑receptor‑stimulating peptide.
See Migraine and Calcitonin gene-related peptide
Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists are a class of drugs that act as antagonists of the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRPR).
See Migraine and Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist
Calcium channel
A calcium channel is an ion channel which shows selective permeability to calcium ions.
See Migraine and Calcium channel
Cav2.1
Cav2.1, also called the P/Q voltage-dependent calcium channel, is a calcium channel found mainly in the brain.
Central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.
See Migraine and Central nervous system
Cerebral cortex
The cerebral cortex, also known as the cerebral mantle, is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain in humans and other mammals.
See Migraine and Cerebral cortex
Cluster headache
Cluster headache is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent severe headaches on one side of the head, typically around the eye(s). Migraine and Cluster headache are Ailments of unknown cause.
See Migraine and Cluster headache
Cognitive disorder
Cognitive disorders (CDs), also known as neurocognitive disorders (NCDs), are a category of mental health disorders that primarily affect cognitive abilities including learning, memory, perception, and problem-solving.
See Migraine and Cognitive disorder
Cortical spreading depression
Cortical spreading depression (CSD) or spreading depolarization (SD) is a wave of electrophysiological hyperactivity followed by a wave of inhibition.
See Migraine and Cortical spreading depression
Cyclic vomiting syndrome
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a chronic functional condition of unknown pathogenesis.
See Migraine and Cyclic vomiting syndrome
Delusion
A delusion is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence.
Depression (mood)
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.
See Migraine and Depression (mood)
Diarrhea
Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day.
Diencephalon
In the human brain, the diencephalon (or interbrain) is a division of the forebrain (embryonic prosencephalon).
Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.
Disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.
Disease burden
Disease burden is the impact of a health problem as measured by financial cost, mortality, morbidity, or other indicators.
See Migraine and Disease burden
Dizziness
Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness.
Dominance (genetics)
In genetics, dominance is the phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same gene on the other copy of the chromosome.
See Migraine and Dominance (genetics)
Dura mater
In neuroanatomy, dura mater is a thick membrane made of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Dysarthria
Dysarthria is a speech sound disorder resulting from neurological injury of the motor component of the motor–speech system and is characterized by poor articulation of phonemes.
Ebers Papyrus
The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to (the late Second Intermediate Period or early New Kingdom).
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Ergot
Ergot or ergot fungi refers to a group of fungi of the genus Claviceps.
Ergotamine
Ergotamine, sold under the brand name Ergomar among others, is an ergopeptine and part of the ergot family of alkaloids; it is structurally and biochemically closely related to ergoline.
Euphoria
Euphoria is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness.
Exocytosis
Exocytosis is a form of active transport and bulk transport in which a cell transports molecules (e.g., neurotransmitters and proteins) out of the cell (exo- + cytosis).
Familial hemiplegic migraine
Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an autosomal dominant type of hemiplegic migraine that typically includes weakness of half the body which can last for hours, days, or weeks.
See Migraine and Familial hemiplegic migraine
Family history (medicine)
In medicine, a family history (FH or FHx) consists of information about disorders of direct blood relatives of the patient.
See Migraine and Family history (medicine)
Fatigue
Fatigue describes a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion or loss of energy.
Female
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
Fever
Fever or pyrexia in humans is a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – 216 AD), often anglicized as Galen or Galen of Pergamon, was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher.
Gap junction
Gap junctions are membrane channels between cells that allow the exchange of substances from the cytoplasm of one cell directly to the cytoplasm of an adjacent cell.
Genetic disorder
A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome.
See Migraine and Genetic disorder
Genetic variant
Genetic variant may refer to.
See Migraine and Genetic variant
Giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels.
See Migraine and Giant cell arteritis
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.
Global Burden of Disease Study
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global research program of disease burden that assesses mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factors.
See Migraine and Global Burden of Disease Study
Greek language
Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
See Migraine and Greek language
Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio.
See Migraine and Greenwood Publishing Group
Headache
Headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.
Hemianopsia
Hemianopsia, or hemianopia, is a loss of vision or blindness (anopsia) in half the visual field, usually on one side of the vertical midline.
Hemiplegic migraine
Hemiplegic migraine is a type of migraine headache characterized by motor weakness affecting only one side of the body, accompanied by aura.
See Migraine and Hemiplegic migraine
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen (Hildegard von Bingen,; Hildegardis Bingensis; 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages.
See Migraine and Hildegard of Bingen
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Kos (Hippokrátēs ho Kôios), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Hormonal contraception
Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the endocrine system.
See Migraine and Hormonal contraception
Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis is an increased sensitivity to sound and a low tolerance for environmental noise.
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus (hypothalami) is a small part of the vertebrate brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions.
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to relieve pain, fever, and inflammation.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), previously known as pseudotumor cerebri and benign intracranial hypertension, is a condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) without a detectable cause. Migraine and Idiopathic intracranial hypertension are Ailments of unknown cause.
See Migraine and Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
International Headache Society
The International Headache Society (IHS) is a London-based charity membership organisation that was founded in 1981 for those with a professional commitment to helping people affected by headache disorders and facial pains.
See Migraine and International Headache Society
Ion channel
Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore.
Ion transporter
In biology, an ion transporter is a transmembrane protein that moves ions (or other small molecules) across a biological membrane to accomplish many different biological functions, including cellular communication, maintaining homeostasis, energy production, etc.
See Migraine and Ion transporter
Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy that in conventional medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
See Migraine and Ketogenic diet
Limbic system
The limbic system, also known as the paleomammalian cortex, is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the medial temporal lobe of the cerebrum primarily in the forebrain.
See Migraine and Limbic system
LRRK2
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), also known as dardarin (from the Basque word "dardara" which means trembling) and PARK8 (from early identified association with Parkinson's disease), is a large, multifunctional kinase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LRRK2 gene.
Major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.
See Migraine and Major depressive disorder
Malaise
In medicine, malaise is a feeling of general discomfort, uneasiness or lack of wellbeing and often the first sign of an infection or other disease.
Management of migraine
Migraine may be treated either prophylactically (preventive) or abortively (rescue) for acute attacks.
See Migraine and Management of migraine
Matrix metalloproteinase
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), also known as matrix metallopeptidases or matrixins, are metalloproteinases that are calcium-dependent zinc-containing endopeptidases; other family members are adamalysins, serralysins, and astacins.
See Migraine and Matrix metalloproteinase
Medscape
Medscape is a website providing access to medical information for clinicians and medical scientists; the organization also provides continuing education for physicians and other health professionals.
Menarche
Menarche is the first menstrual cycle, or first menstrual bleeding, in female humans.
Meningitis
Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges.
Menopause
Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time when menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of reproduction.
Menstruation
Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.
Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
See Migraine and Mental disorder
Methysergide
Methysergide, sold under the brand names Deseril and Sansert, is a monoaminergic medication of the ergoline and lysergamide groups which is used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
Monosodium glutamate
Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid.
See Migraine and Monosodium glutamate
Nausea
Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit.
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Nerve compression syndrome
Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral nerve.
See Migraine and Nerve compression syndrome
Nerve decompression
A nerve decompression is a neurosurgical procedure to relieve chronic, direct pressure on a nerve to treat nerve entrapment, a pain syndrome characterized by severe chronic pain and muscle weakness.
See Migraine and Nerve decompression
Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging is the use of quantitative (computational) techniques to study the structure and function of the central nervous system, developed as an objective way of scientifically studying the healthy human brain in a non-invasive manner.
Neurology
Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.
Neuromodulation
Neuromodulation is the physiological process by which a given neuron uses one or more chemicals to regulate diverse populations of neurons.
See Migraine and Neuromodulation
Neuron
A neuron, neurone, or nerve cell is an excitable cell that fires electric signals called action potentials across a neural network in the nervous system.
Neurostimulation
Neurostimulation is the purposeful modulation of the nervous system's activity using invasive (e.g. microelectrodes) or non-invasive means (e.g. transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial electric stimulation, tES, such as tDCS or transcranial alternating current stimulation, tACS).
See Migraine and Neurostimulation
NMDA receptor
The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (also known as the NMDA receptor or NMDAR), is a glutamate receptor and predominantly Ca2+ ion channel found in neurons.
See Migraine and NMDA receptor
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
See Migraine and Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Off-label use
Off-label use is the use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration.
See Migraine and Off-label use
Oral contraceptive pill
Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control.
See Migraine and Oral contraceptive pill
Orbit (anatomy)
In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket/hole of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
See Migraine and Orbit (anatomy)
Osmophobia
Osmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to odors.
Pain
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Pallor
Pallor is a pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, stimulant use, or anemia, and is the result of a reduced amount of oxyhaemoglobin and may also be visible as pallor of the conjunctivae of the eyes on physical examination.
PALM
Paralemmin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PALM gene.
Papilledema
Papilledema or papilloedema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause.
Paracetamol
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a non-opioid analgesic and antipyretic agent used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.
Persistent aura without infarction
Persistent aura without infarction (PAWOI) is a rare and seemingly benign condition, first described in case reports in 1982 as "prolonged/persistent migraine aura status", and in 2000 as "migraine aura status", that is not yet fully understood. Migraine and Persistent aura without infarction are Ailments of unknown cause.
See Migraine and Persistent aura without infarction
Phonophobia
Phonophobia, also called ligyrophobia or sonophobia, is a fear of or aversion to loud sounds (for example firecrackers)—a type of specific phobia.
Photophobia
Photophobia is a medical symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light.
Pia mater
Pia mater, in, retrieved 2012-07-28.
Polygenic score
In genetics, a polygenic score (PGS) is a number that summarizes the estimated effect of many genetic variants on an individual's phenotype.
See Migraine and Polygenic score
Population study
Population study is an interdisciplinary field of scientific study that uses various statistical methods and models to analyse, determine, address, and predict population challenges and trends from data collected through various data collection methods such as population census, registration method, sampling, and some other systems of data sources.
See Migraine and Population study
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.
See Migraine and Post-traumatic stress disorder
Postdrome
A postdrome is a symptom or set of symptoms that occurs after a particular condition has passed.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).
Prevention of migraine attacks
Preventive (also called prophylactic) treatment of migraine can be an important component of migraine management.
See Migraine and Prevention of migraine attacks
Preventive healthcare
Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.
See Migraine and Preventive healthcare
Prodrome
In medicine, a prodrome is an early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms, referred to as prodromal symptoms) that often indicates the onset of a disease before more diagnostically specific signs and symptoms develop.
Propranolol
Propranolol, sold under the brand name Inderal among others, is a medication of the beta blocker class. It is used to treat high blood pressure, a number of types of irregular heart rate, thyrotoxicosis, capillary hemangiomas, performance anxiety, and essential tremors, as well to prevent migraine headaches, and to prevent further heart problems in those with angina or previous heart attacks.
Proprioception
Proprioception is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position.
See Migraine and Proprioception
PRRT2
Proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRRT2 gene.
Puberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.
Pulse
In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by fingertips.
Quantitative genetics
Quantitative genetics is the study of quantitative traits, which are phenotypes that vary continuously—such as height or mass—as opposed to phenotypes and gene-products that are discretely identifiable—such as eye-colour, or the presence of a particular biochemical.
See Migraine and Quantitative genetics
Retinal migraine
Retinal migraine is a retinal disease often accompanied by migraine headache and typically affects only one eye.
See Migraine and Retinal migraine
Scalp
The scalp is the area of the head where head hair grows.
Science History Institute
The Science History Institute is an institution that preserves and promotes understanding of the history of science.
See Migraine and Science History Institute
Scintillating scotoma
Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura that was first described by 19th-century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903).
See Migraine and Scintillating scotoma
Sensory nerve
A sensory nerve, or afferent nerve, is an anatomic term for a nerve that contains exclusively afferent nerve fibers.
See Migraine and Sensory nerve
Serotonin
Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter.
Sinusitis
Sinusitis, also known as rhinosinusitis, is an inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the sinuses resulting in symptoms that may include thick nasal mucus, a plugged nose, and facial pain.
Society for Women's Health Research
The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. SWHR is the thought leader in research on biological differences in disease and is dedicated to transforming women's health through science, advocacy, and education.
See Migraine and Society for Women's Health Research
Sodium channel
Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's membrane.
See Migraine and Sodium channel
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine (SHM) is a form of hemiplegic migraine headache isolated cases of which are observed.
See Migraine and Sporadic hemiplegic migraine
Stroke
Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain.
See Migraine and Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Sumatriptan
Sumatriptan, sold under the brand name Imitrex among others, is a medication used to treat migraine headaches and cluster headaches.
Temple (anatomy)
The temple, also known as the pterion, is a latch where four skull bones intersect: the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid.
See Migraine and Temple (anatomy)
Tension headache
Tension headache, stress headache, or tension-type headache (TTH), is the most common type of primary headache.
See Migraine and Tension headache
Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present.
Topiramate
Topiramate, sold under the brand name Topamax among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy and prevent migraines.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction.
See Migraine and Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Trepanning
Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum from Greek trúpanon, literally "borer, auger"), is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull.
Trigeminal nerve nuclei
The sensory trigeminal nerve nuclei are the largest of the cranial nerve nuclei, and extend through the whole of the midbrain, pons and medulla, and into the high cervical spinal cord.
See Migraine and Trigeminal nerve nuclei
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia, or suicide disease, is a long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing.
See Migraine and Trigeminal neuralgia
Triptan
Triptans are a family of tryptamine-based drugs used as abortive medication in the treatment of migraines and cluster headaches.
TRPM8
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member 8 (TRPM8), also known as the cold and menthol receptor 1 (CMR1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRPM8 gene.
Twin study
Twin studies are studies conducted on identical or fraternal twins.
Tyramine
Tyramine (also spelled tyramin), also known under several other names, is a naturally occurring trace amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine.
Valproate
Valproate (valproic acid, VPA, sodium valproate, and valproate semisodium forms) are medications primarily used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder and prevent migraine headaches.
Vasoconstriction
Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, in particular the large arteries and small arterioles.
See Migraine and Vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
Vasodilation, also known as vasorelaxation, is the widening of blood vessels.
Venous thrombosis
Venous thrombosis is the blockage of a vein caused by a thrombus (blood clot).
See Migraine and Venous thrombosis
Vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a flap-like tear of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain.
See Migraine and Vertebral artery dissection
Vertigo
Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not.
Visual field
The visual field is "that portion of space in which objects are visible at the same moment during steady fixation of the gaze in one direction"; in ophthalmology and neurology the emphasis is mostly on the structure inside the visual field and it is then considered “the field of functional capacity obtained and recorded by means of perimetry”.
Vomiting
Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.
White matter
White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system (CNS) that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also called tracts.
William Harvey
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made influential contributions in anatomy and physiology.
See Migraine and William Harvey
5-HT1F receptor
5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1F, also known as HTR1F is a 5-HT1 receptor protein and also denotes the human gene encoding it.
See Migraine and 5-HT1F receptor
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