What is Migraine Headache? 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

Thu Aug 7

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

Fri Aug 1

• Why Migraines Strike: Scientific American: The current state of our scientific understanding of migraines.
• The International Headache Society

Wed Jul 30

• How To Relieve a Tension Headache | eHow.com: Different ways to relieve a tension headache

Mon Jul 28

• Migraine :|: Google Knol
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• Hand-held Magnetic Device Eases Migraines - US News and World Report
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Fri Jul 25

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