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...The link between stress and migraine is complicated. Doctors know that stress in all its forms is the most common trigger reported by people with migraine. Studies consistently find that...

...Migraine attacks can cause a wide variety of symptoms and affect many parts of the body. In fact, 2 people living with migraine disease may experience attacks completely differently. About...

...Many people use the term “silent migraine,” but the official name for this type of migraine is migraine aura without pain. Acephalgic migraine is another older term for migraine aura...

...About 1 in 3 people with migraine also have what is called aura. Aura is a series of changes to the senses, such as seeing spots or feeling tingling on...

...Hemiplegic migraine is a rare subtype of migraine with aura that includes muscle weakness along with other forms of aura. It may occur randomly or it can run in families...

...The term “ocular” migraine is not an official type of migraine recognized by the International Headache Society. Still, many doctors use the term. “Ocular” means “eye” and may be used...

...Headache, or pain in the head or face, is 1 of the common health complaints that people bring to their doctor. A headache can be mild, or severe enough to...

...Exercise or exertion headache is a headache triggered by physical activity or exercise. It may also be called a physical activity headache. Between 1 and 26 percent of adults get...

...About 1 out of every 100 people sometimes have painful headaches when sexually aroused. Sex headaches with severe pain may last from 1 minute to 1 day. Mild headaches may...

...Some people use the term stress migraine, but this is not a type of migraine recognized by the International Headache Society. It does describe what causes migraine in many people...

...Sinus migraine is not an official name for a type of migraine, but it is used by people to describe where they feel pain during a migraine attack. Also, many...

...Abdominal migraine is most common in children and teens, and often there is a family history of migraine. Between 2 and 4 out of every 100 children have abdominal migraine...

...The MIDAS test stands for the Migraine Disability Assessment. It is a questionnaire your doctor may use to better understand how often and how severe your migraine attacks are. It...

...Vertigo is a type of dizziness. People describe it as the feeling that their body or their surrounding environment is spinning or tilting, even though they know both are still...

...Retinal migraine is a rare subtype of migraine with aura. With retinal migraine, a person has vision changes in just 1 eye just before the head pain phase of an...

...It is important to understand the 4 phases of migraine so you can make decisions about how to treat yourself before or during a migraine attack. Understanding the 4 phases...

...Pathophysiology is the medical term for any changes in the body that occur because of a disease. These changes can be physical, such as how a joint works, or biochemical...

...Temi was previously an advocate on Migraine.com. Temi Aiyegbusi is a recent college graduate and student-athlete as a member of the Men’s Basketball team from the University of Connecticut where...