1. Edit the text with your own short phrases. To change the sample image, select the picture and delete it. Now click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. Jayelle Hegewald ENGL 2010 Spring 2013

2. Defining Symptoms  Intense pain or throbbing in one or both sides of the head  At least 5 attacks per month, lasting 4-72 hours each  ‘Aura’ (flashing strobes or spots) in the eyes as a precursor to headache  Nausea or vomiting accompanying the headache

3. Triggers: Events that Influence Onset of Migraine  Dietary changes  Hormonal changes  Bright or flashing lights  Lack of sleep  Stress  Smells  Weather  Some patients have no clear ‘trigger’

4. Affect on Lifestyle  Migraine affects more than 10% of people worldwide  Migraine is 3 times more likely to affect women than men  Each attack makes the individual more sensitive to future attacks. This leads to ‘chronic’ migraines  Chronic Migraine: 15 or more headache days per month for 6 concurrent months  Patients with ‘Aura’ are more at risk for stroke and heart attack

5. Treatment Option 1: Prevention  Exercise  Weight Loss  Hydration  Relaxation therapies  Dietary changes  Diary of possible triggers  Avoidance of known triggers

6. Treatment Option 2: Relief from Attacks  No cure for Migraine attacks  Faster treatment= More effective treatment  Imitrex (Sumatriptan) taken orally or through injections  Ibuprofen, Aspirin

7. Ongoing Research  Migraines were once believed to be a blood vessel dilation problem  Now, they are believed to be a genetic mutation of nerves that signal pain to the brain  New possible treatments include vitamins b12 and magnesium  More research is needed to determine how migraines occur and how to treat them

8. References   American Migraine Foundation. 2013. Web. 10 March 2013.   Migraine Awareness in High Schools and Colleges. October 2010. Web. 10 March 2013.   National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 11 February 2013. Web. 10 March 2013.