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What is Transformed Migraine?

by James on 20 August 2010

Transformed Migraine is another older term that isn’t used as often anymore.  What used to be called transformed migraine or evolutive migraine can now actually be called several different things, depending on the diagnosis. The most basic diagnosis is chronic migraine.  Transformed migraine (TM) referred to patients who had migraine symptoms very frequently or even [...]

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We recently talked about food allergies and migraine.  Here is an example of one physician who has seen a lot of improvement in patients with various illnesses.br />Dr. Daniel C. Dantini is a fibromyalgia specialist in the United States.  He has studied what he calls "delayed food allergies", and their relation to various illnesses, including [...]

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Women with Migraine and Preeclampsia

by James on 1 June 2010

A recent study continues to raise the question – are women with a history of migraine at increased risk of preeclampsia? Preeclampsia is a condition involving high blood pressure (hypertension).  It happens during and after pregnancy.  A brief description from the Mayo Clinic: Preeclampsia is a condition of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure and [...]

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Would you believe – a gluten-free, casein-free diet for migraine?  And … um … just what is that, anyway? First, let’s back up a step.  There are a host of diets for migraine.  Actually, I’d like to talk more about that in a future post.  But let’s start by saying many are sceptical about these [...]

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This is a less technical and more personal podcast about my own experience at a sleep clinic.  I went for a sleep study (technically called a Polysomnography or PSG)  and recorded my impressions from before the study until after I had received the results.  Hopefully this will be a help to anyone considering having the [...]

 
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