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Headache & Migraine - Is it migraine?
Migraine
This is the most common type of vascular headache. Migraine headaches can be divided into two main types: Migraine with aura (classic migraine); Migraine without aura.
Headache? Or migraine misery?
Too often, what you may think is a stress, sinus or tension headache could actually be a migraine.
What are the common symptoms of a migraine?
The most common symptoms of migraine are a debilitating headache, often on one side of the head, nausea, digestive problems, neck or shoulder pain, visual disturbances (blind spots, tunnel vision and the seeing of flashing lights), ringing in ears, olfactory hallucinations, feeling cold, excessive sweating and mood changes.

Many migraine sufferers can predict the onset of a migraine by the presence of one or more of these symptoms. Preventative steps can then be taken.

Easy migraine diagnosis
A simple, three-question test can identify people with migraines with about the same degree of accuracy as widely used screening tests for other illnesses,
More on migraine
The cause of migraine is unknown but there is evidence that suggests that it is caused by a genetically transmitted disturbance of the blood flow to the brain and the scalp.
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South Africa has been selected to host two groundbreaking international studies into the causes of migraine headaches.
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