Welcome to the Neurological Illness HEADACHE Suite. This is the gateway to various articles and discussions about headaches and migraines. If you or someone you know sufferers from headaches, feel free to enter this Suite to learn, inform, and vent with others.
Look for new articles and information as this Suite grows. If you have any area of headaches that you'd like covered, please feel free to email me with your suggestions.
Overview of Headaches:
To get started, these articles define common headache types and terms. Learn about the most common headache types and what causes them. What are primary and secondary headaches? Are all headaches dangerous? What makes migraine headaches different from tension headaches? What are tension headaches and what causes them? Get all your basic information in this overview section:
Latest Research:
Find articles/blogs dealing with the latest research about headaches and migraines:
Counseling and Support:
The following articles give support resources for headache and migraine sufferers, their families, and friends. Find out the difference between psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, and what they can do for you. Learn ways to find support for a loved one who suffers from headaches. What should a patient bring with them when they visit a doctor? Find out the important information and questions to bring with you on that first visit:
Migraine Corner:
This section deals specifically with migraine headaches and ways to cope. Migraines have been determined to be genetic and chronic. They differ from other types of headaches in the way they present and the symptoms that occur during an attack. Many doctors classify migraines as a specific neurological illness, like epilepsy or MS. Learn about migraine basics and ways to treat this painful problem:
Blogs:
Read all the latest tidbits and hints about headaches in these headache blogs:
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