WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HEADACHE AND A MIGRAINE?
Headache is a neurological symptom, the underlying cause needs to be established. Migraine is a genetic, neurological condition often causing headache, but is also associated with many other symptoms including heightened sensitivity to light, sound, movement and smells, as well as dizziness, brain fog, abdominal pain, speech difficulties, visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and irritability. But this list is not exhaustive. Migraine is a spectrum condition so some people have infrequent, mild attacks, while others have more severe, frequent episodes. Some suffer daily impact from the effects of migraine on their brain.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING A MIGRAINE?
During migraine attacks, neurochemicals trigger a wave of electrical depolarisation at cell surfaces, known as ‘cortical spreading depression’, which spreads out over the brain.…