Migraines with aura affect 20 to 25% of people who get migraines. It is common to experience visual disturbances such as flashing lights or blind spots. Seven images depict what these aura symptoms ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say there may be a link between migraine headaches and nerve compression in other parts of the body. Anna Berkut/Stocksy Researchers investigated how common migraine ...

Migraine auras manifest differently, with visual disturbances being the most common, followed by sensory experiences; language difficulties and motor, retinal, or brainstem auras are less frequent.

If you had headaches that were so bad they made you nauseous, landed you in bed and sometimes lasted for days, you’d have a right to be depressed. Indeed, that has long been the reasoning behind the ...

Migraine headaches are predominantly classified as either migraine without aura or migraine with aura, with a few rare subtypes of migraine with aura. Also, some migraine types exist on their own, ...

Migraine is a complex neurological disorder known for causing severe headaches. People with migraine headaches may experience nausea and sensitivity to light or sound. These episodes are known as ...

Hemiplegic migraine is rare and has many symptoms, including weakness and vision changes. Some of these can be severe and lead to permanent or lasting damage. Hemiplegic migraine attacks aren’t ...

Migraine attacks can be a painful and frustrating part of life for some people. And if you get them, you might wonder why they’re happening to you — and better yet, how you can make them go away. A ...

In this Forensic View, we continue our series on major cognitive elements of stress. In this post, we’ll examine one of the most important aspects of high-stress environments: tunnel vision. Tunnel ...

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