Migraine
This is a neurological disease that manifests itself with periodic attacks of severe headache. Usually, the pain is felt on one side of the head, is pulsating, increases with physical activity and is accompanied by nausea, hypersensitivity to light, sounds and smells.
Migraine is a serious disease that affects about a billion people worldwide and 2/3 of them are women. Migraines often lead to disability. It is the third most common neurological disease in the world.
Predisposing factors
Heredity
Hormonal changes (menstruation, ovulation)
Stress and emotional stress
Bright lights and loud sounds
Pungent odors (perfume, cigarette smoke)
Sleep disorders (lack of sleep, oversleeping)
Hunger, thirst
Excessive physical activity
Food products (chocolate, alcohol, cheeses, caffeine)
Reasons
The immediate cause of migraine is compression of the branches of the trigeminal nerve when exiting the skull in the so-called trigger zones. The main trigger zones are the temple, forehead, ocular region, occiput, area behind the main apples, nasal cavity. It is there that anatomical zones predispose to nerve infringement by fascia, muscle, and bone are located.
Symptoms
Intense and sometimes throbbing headache, more often on one side
Nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to light and sound (photophobia, phonophobia)
Visual impairment (flashing dots, flashes of light)
Dizziness
Weakness and fatigue
Inability to perform standard work
Loss of physical strength
Apathy
Effects
Migraine can seriously affect the patient's quality of life, leading to temporary disability, decreased performance and disability. Frequent migraine attacks can cause depression, anxiety disorders, and chronic headaches. Chronic migraine and the transition to a bilateral form.
The long-term effects of migraines can cause cognitive impairment, impaired memory and attention, loss of ability to drive a car and other complex technical devices.
Лечение
Conservative treatment:
Migraine treatment is selected individually and may include lifestyle correction, drug therapy and non-drug methods. It is important to identify and avoid migraine triggers. To relieve seizures, specific migraine medications can be used — triptans and monoclonals, which effectively block pain receptors and reduce vascular inflammation. For the preventive treatment of migraines, a number of drugs are used that can reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks.
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How to reach
Moscow, 1st Yamskogo Polya Street, 15
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+7 495 255-50-03
How to get
From the Belorusskaya metro station of the Zamoskvoretskaya line - exit 4 After exiting the subway, walk through the pedestrian tunnel and climb the stairs. Move towards the railway tracks, go down the stairs immediately after them and walk along the house, then turn right onto 1st Yamskoye Pole Street. At the turn to 3rd Yamsky Pole Street, cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and continue along 1st Yamsky Field Street, after a few buildings on the left you will see Olympus Clinic MARS.
Travel time
9 minutes
Landmark
Olympus Clinic MARS sign
How to get
From the Belorusskaya metro station of the Ring line - exit 2. After exiting the subway, turn left and walk to the pedestrian crossing. Cross the road through two pedestrian crossings and move along the Tverskoy overpass. Go down the stairs immediately after the railway tracks, walk along the house, then turn right onto 1st Yamskoye Pole Street. At the turn to 3rd Yamsky Pole Street, cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and continue along 1st Yamsky Field Street, after a few buildings on the left you will see Olympus Clinic MARS
Travel time
11 minutes
Landmark
Olympus Clinic MARS sign