• the medical papyri (pictured) show that ancient Egyptian physicians of the 19th century BC knew about migraines?
• people with patent foramen ovale, an atrial septal defect, are more likely to suffer from migraine headaches?
• migralepsy is a rare condition where a migraine is followed by an epileptic seizure?

Facts on topics related to Migraine

Headache

• headache is a symptom commonly described by patients suffering from lupus, but the existence of lupus headache as a specific disorder is contested?
• Amrutanjan Healthcare Limited, an Indian pharmaceutical company specializing in Ayurvedic balm for headaches and cold, was founded by freedom fighter Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao?
• over-illumination, the use of unnecessarily intense light, not only wastes 1.5 billion barrels of oil per year, but is also linked to increased incidence of headache, fatigue, stress, coronary artery disease and erectile dysfunction?
• the flowers of the beach gardenia (pictured) are used to scent coconut oil in the Cook Islands, while the heated leaves are used for headaches in northern Australia?

Multiple sclerosis

• the first simulated patient was trained to act as if he had paraplegia and multiple sclerosis, in order to teach medical trainees?