What is Migraine? A Basic Definition

Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine,
         LL.
   hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. ?; ?-
         half + ?
   skull. See Hemi- and Cranium, and cf.
         Hemicrania,
  
         Migraine.]
   1. A
         kind of sick or
         nervous headache, usually periodical and
      confined to
         one side of the head; now more commonly called
     
         migraine
         headache or migraine.
      [1913
         Webster
         +PJC]

   2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in
         the plural,
      lowness of spirits.
      [1913
         Webster]

            These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies.
                                                  --Ford.
     
         [1913 Webster]

   3. pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a
         horse, succeeded
      sometimes by unconsciousness,
         produced by an excess of
      blood in the brain; a mild
         form of apoplexy. --Youatt.
      [1913 Webster]

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Fri Aug 8

• 5 Things You Can Do To Stop Your Migraine Headache
• Imigran Recovery

Thu Aug 7

• Caffeine and Migraine - Home: Caffeine and Migraine.
• Migraine headache is not associated with cerebral or meningeal vasodilatation --a 3T magnetic resonance angiography study -- Schoonman et al. 131 (8): 2192 -- Brain

Wed Aug 6

• Why Migraines Strike: Scientific American
• Too Few Get Best Migraine Drugs - Migraine Headaches and Other Neurological Disorders, Treatment, Symptoms and Medications on MedicineNet.co m
• Feministe " PSA on Disability Privilege: ... Stop." //Yep - but how do I get other people to read this and stop giving me their crackpot migraine cures?
• The Migraine Diet - Judith Warner - Domestic Disturbances - Opinion - New York Times Blog: migraine info
• We Like It Raw - Raw Food Goodness: 6 Natural Home Remedies For A Headache

Tue Aug 5

• Migraine Linked to Brain Lesions

Mon Aug 4

• Migraine Boy ? um álbum no Flickr

Sat Aug 2

• Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Something for migraines that I haven't yet tried... wonder if insurance will cover it.

Fri Aug 1

• SimplyNoise.co m - The best free white noise generator on the Internet.

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