Migraine WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Migraine and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. National Migraine Association (MAGNUM): Home Page migraines.org - Home Page
  2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Migraine ninds.nih.gov - Migraine
  3. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Migraine nlm.nih.gov - Migraine
  4. WebMD: Migraines & Headaches Health Center Guide Favorite!webmd.com - Migraines & Headaches Health Center
  5. Mayo Clinic: Migraine Guide mayoclinic.com - Migraine Guide
  6. eMedicine: Migraine Headache emedicine.com - Migraine Headache
  7. Psychology Wiki: Migraine Headache psychology.wikia.com - Migraine Headachepsychology.wikia.com - Migraine Headache
  8. MedicineNet: What is a Migraine Headache? medicinenet.com - What is a Migraine Headache?
  9. Wikipedia: Migraine en.wikipedia.org - Migraine
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Research Notes on Migraine

Migraine is a type of vascular headache. A typical migraine causes episodes of moderate or severe headache (often one-sided and pulsating) that can last from 4 to 72 hours. It is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, a heightened sensitivity to bright lights (photophobia), odor, and sound.1


Fast Facts:

  • Between 16 to 17 percent of people in the United States experience migraines at some point in their life.2
  • Approximately one-third of people who experience migraines get a preceding aura, in which a person senses a strange light or unpleasant smell.3
  • The most common trigger of migraines is stress.3
  • Migraine headaches affect three times more women than men.3
  • This quick OrganizedWisdom quiz can help you determine whether you may be experiencing migraines. Speak with your doctor with the results.

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ WebMD: Migraines Overview
  2. ↑ Relieve-Migraine-Headache: Migraine Statistics
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MedicineNet: [ http://www.medicinenet.com/migraine_headache/article.htm#tocb What is a Migraine Headache?]

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