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Abstract: The word “Migraine” comes from greek construction “hemikranion” which means pain affecting on one side of the head. A migraine is not just a headache. Migraine affects more than 28 million people in the US alone. Migraine is characterized by recurrent headaches lasting 4-72 hours with symptoms including moderate to severe headache, pain, throbbing head pain, head pain located on one side of the head, head pain aggravated by routine activity, nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine sufferers may miss days of work, lose time with family and friends and be unable to pursue basic daily activities. Migraine is often accompanied by vision changes (aura), nausea and / or vomiting. Conventional treatment focus on 3 areas such as avoidance, symptomatic control and preventive drugs.

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