Cause and Treatment of Migraine
What is the cause of migraine?
As tension headache is unknown. But migraine is considered a disease of the brain (part of man’s nervous system). Changes to this cause inflammatory changes in the blood vessels that are causing the pain. Trigeminal nerve is also involved as a mechanism of pain.
What is the treatment?
To get a good result is very important to follow these four points:
1. Making a diagnosis by a physician
2. Identify the triggers of the episode
3. Nonpharmacologic Options
4. Pharmacological options
Some factors that trigger migraine
* Alcohol
* Red Wine
* Changes in atmospheric pressure
* Sausage
* Chocolate
* Citrus
* Cheese
* Contraceptives
* Trauma to the head
* Bright
* Menstruation
* Anxiety
* Nuts
* Onion
* Smoke snuff
* Excessive sleep or insufficient
* Hunger
* Excessive use of drugs
* The smell of perfume, gasoline, glue
* Concerns
Today we do not have a cure, but up to 90 percent of cases can be controlled migraine. Getting pain relief as soon as possible (usually less than 2 hours), relief of associated symptoms, decreased number and severity of seizures and improved quality of life of patients.
It is binding in migraine patients pharmacological treatment of the crisis, why doctors have a small medical weaponry ranging from non-specific medications such as analgesics or NSAIDs and specific as ergot and 5HT1B receptor agonists/D, commonly known as triptans.