Correlation of Stress with Migraine - A Review

Journal Title: International Journal of Current Research and Review - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 12

Abstract

Migraine is a widespread and debilitating neurological disorder that has been recognized since antiquity. The World Health Organization has listed migraine as a significant public health concern and major cause of years of life with disability. It is aperiodic disorder that comprises paroxysmal and blinding hemicranial pain, nausea/vomiting, photophobiaand phonophobia. Stress is often linked to the occurrence of migraine headaches. Stress may interact with migraine in several ways that predisposed to migraine attacks. Stress is considered as a most common trigger for their attacks and high level of stress are reported in migraine patients. Migraine attacks themselves can act as a stressor, thereby potentially leading to a vicious cycle of increasing migraine frequency. This review provides an overview that both stress and migraine are reciprocally related i.e. cyclically influencing each other across time.

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Monika Kajal

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  • EP ID EP606266
  • DOI 10.7324/IJCRR.2017.9125
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Monika Kajal (2017). Correlation of Stress with Migraine - A Review. International Journal of Current Research and Review, 9(12), 23-26. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-606266