Provocation of migraine with aura using natural trigger factors
Of 27 patients with migraine with aura (MA) provoked by either photo stimulation, exercise, or both, 3 patients reported attacks of MA and 3 others reported migraine attacks without aura. Following exercise, 4 of 12 patients reported migraine; no patients developed attacks following photo stimulation. Natural triggers provoked attacks in only a small proportion of patients.
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From editorialists Goadsby & Silberstein: “If migraine is a disorder of habituation of the brain to ordinary sensory signals, should one try to train the brain to habituate rather than avoid the trigger? Many questions are unresolved and require continued careful, bedside …
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