Today, science distinguishes 363 headache diagnoses. Three headache types are particularly significant: Migraine pain arises from a so-called neurogenic inflammation of the blood vessels (veins) of the meninges. Certain neurotransmitters are released there, causing local inflammation. [...]
As in previous years, the 2014 Migraine and Headache Masterclass is designed for doctors and therapists who have already acquired in-depth experience in research, clinical diagnostics and treatment of migraine and headache disorders. [...]
Approximately 11.1 million pupils were taught at general education and vocational schools in Germany during the 2013/14 school year (Federal Statistical Office 2014). 8.4 million pupils attended general education schools. About half of the children [...]
Many people with migraines have heard the saying: “Everyone has a bit of a headache at some point.” Or: “Most people only imagine migraines; it’s not a real illness.” No [...]
Our migraine and headache live chat takes place once a month on www.headbook.me, this time next Monday, July 7th, 2014 at 6 p.m. To participate in the live chat, you must be a registered member of Headbook, the migraine [...]
Migraines are caused by a genetic disorder in processing stimuli. This innate special sensitivity to stimuli leads to episodic migraine attacks. However, it also has an effect between attacks. The migraine patient's nervous system reacts particularly sensitively to [...]
Migraine sufferers are constantly under the sword of Damocles of being struck by a migraine attack. Long-term planning is only possible to a limited extent for those affected, as they must always expect to be out of work for one to three days.
In approximately 10% of people who suffer from migraines, the actual migraine attack begins with neurological disorders. The time phase in which these disturbances can be observed is called the aura. The origin of the word aura is [...]
Cluster headaches are one of the most severe pain disorders known to humankind. They are characterized by sudden, excruciating attacks of pain lasting 15-180 minutes, occurring on one side of the head, in the eye area, forehead, or temple. The frequency can be up to eight [...]
Migraine is a neurological disease. Most of those affected do not notice the disease unless they encounter it in an acute attack. Migraine, especially chronic migraine, is not a simple headache, but one of the worst pain conditions that afflict people. Women in particular are very severely affected. So it's not just the typical one-sided, stabbing, throbbing, pulsating headaches - no, the entire body is affected. Sometimes the attack begins with aura symptoms, and you also suffer from nausea and/or vomiting, dizziness, exhaustion, hypersensitivity to light and noise, social isolation and depression. Migraine is a primary disease in its own right and not a symptom of another disease! Those affected are neither unwilling to work, mentally ill nor are they looking for attention. They just expect not to be discriminated against by prejudice. Three affected people describe their illness...
Kiel headache questionnaire in Turkish Kiel baş ağrısı anketi A quick headache diagnosis is the most important step for targeted and effective treatment. In collaboration with the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) eV, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bPgzgulzIsw Saturday, May 31, 2014, 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014, 5:15 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. More than 70 percent of all Germans suffer 900,000 people complain about headaches and daily migraine attacks and 100,000 of them [...]
By Pia Ersfeld. My mother calls. I have a migraine. Bad combination. We talk anyway. Well, she talks. But whatever. Her hairdresser has a friend whose sister-in-law also has migraines. And the sister-in-law of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VRsFrOT1KXA Only use painkillers for chronic pain under medical supervision. The NDR-Viste article shows the possible effects of uncoordinated pain therapy. Kidney damage, persistent headaches and psychological complications due to misuse of headache medication require adequate follow-up. In specialized [...]
Approximately 50% of patients with more than 15 headache days per month for at least 3 months have, in addition to the original primary form of headache, medication overuse headache (MÜK) as a causal reason for the increasing frequency of headache days. [...]
The nominations of the 2014 Axis Central Prize have been determined. Among them is also the joint project "Nationwide against trigemino-autonomous cephalia" from the Federal Association of Cluster Hedge Schmerz-Self-Aid Groups (CSG) EV, the Pain Clinic Kiel and the Techniker Krankenkasse. It is [...]
Nausea and vomiting are among the characteristic symptoms of migraines. Studies show that the absorption of analgesics is delayed during migraine attacks. The cause is assumed to be a disturbed gastric peristalsis during a migraine attack. This is where the rationale [...]
Migraines and other chronic headaches are the cause of the most common pain problems in humans. In recent years, extensive studies have been carried out on the burden on quality of life, the loss of ability to work, the occurrence of comorbidities and [...]
New research results document the complex headache pattern for the first time Richard Wagner suffered from severe migraines with accompanying neurological disorders Main plague of his life Kiel/London/PhoenixThe composer Richard Wagner suffered from severe migraines for many years of his life [...]
