migraine

"Everyone will experience headaches in their life, but for some people, headaches are more frequent and severe than for others. These headaches, called migraines, cause severe pain and can have negative effects on a person's life. Readers [will] learn the symptoms of and treatments for migraines as well as what doctors . . . know about their cause. Charts, annotated quotes from experts, and . . . sidebars give young adults the . . . information about these debilitating headaches to help them manage their own migraines and better understand those who suffer from them"--Amazon.

Johns Hopkins neurologist Dr David Bucholz details a three-step system designed to allow headache sufferers take control of their lives and headaches: step one avoids quick fixes; step two eliminates headache triggers, especially dietary ones; and step three raises the headache threshhold.

Migraines and seizures are neurological disorders, meaning they affect the brain and the nervous system. Seizures are sometimes described as electrical storms in the brain. They are associated with a condition called epilepsy, but there are other reasons people have seizures, too. Migraines, on the other hand, are an especially intense type of headache that can bring on dizziness, nausea, and light sensitivity. This book explores epilepsy, seizures, migraines, and other headaches, explaining how they occur and offering suggestions of how to handle them.Diseases and disorders transform the experience of childhood, forcing kids to confront adult concerns that we wish they could avoid. The set Living with Diseases and Disorders provides reliable facts about some of the most significant chronic illnesses, while also offering reassuring tips and advice about how to manage the disorders and have the best life possible.

A boy named Zat travels in time from the distant future into the dreams of a girl from the past named Babe. While they fall in love each night, Babe's days are spent with increasingly painful migraines. And living only in Babe's dreams has Zat questioning his very existence.

A must read for anyone who struggles with Migraine disease or anyone who loves, lives, or works with a Migraineur.

A comprehensive guide to managing migraine headaches that covers migraine myths, medical and alternative treatments, prevention, and links between migraines and food, sleep, sexual activity, and hormones.

Provides information about the medical nature of migraine headaches, discussing their diagnosis and occurrence in women, babies, and children; outlines steps in self-management; and considers medical treatments, home remedies, and complementary therapies.

Discusses migraines and other kinds of headaches and what can be done to get rid of them.

Describes the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of migraine headaches and compares them to other kinds of headaches.

This book discusses migraines, a type of primary headache, including opposing viewpoints on controversial treatments of migraines and personal perspectives on migraines.