Why migraines strike.

• Autores: David W. Dodick, J. Jay Gargus
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 56-61
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article discusses recent scientific discoveries relating to migraine headaches. Research into the neurobiology of migraines is presented to support the belief that this condition has a neurological rather than a vascular origin. The fact that the symptoms of migraine aura resemble spreading cortical depression, cortical activity resulting in hallucinations experienced before an epileptic seizure, is noted. INSETS: KEY CONCEPTS;VARIABILITY;A BRAINSTORM;THE ROOT OF MIGRAINE PAIN