Migraine is a chronic neurological disease with episodic attacks of head pain 1 If caused by another medical condition the headache is said to be a secondary headache 2 Migraine is characterised including by ID: 1034213
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1. MigraineWhat is migraine? What are migraine attacks?Migraine is a chronic neurological disease with episodic attacks of head pain1If caused by another medical condition, the headache is said to be a secondary headache2Migraine is characterised, including by International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3), from the IHS, by attacks of moderate-to-severe headache and reversible neurological and systemic symptoms:1,2Photophobia – extreme sensitivity to lightPhonophobia – extreme sensitivity to soundAllodynia – pain resulting from a stimulus that would not normally provoke pain (e.g., a light touch of the skin)Nausea and vomitingOther symptoms – including vertigo, dizziness, and cognitive impairmentResearch into the genetic and biological mechanisms underlying migraine has led to a better understanding of the condition, and to the development of novel therapies and treatments1IHS=International Headache Society1. Dodick. Lancet 2018;391(10127):1315–1330; 2. Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS). Cephalalgia 2018;38(1):1–211