Migraine Headache FAQs (cont.)
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- What are migraine headaches?
- How dangerous are migraine headaches?
- What causes migraine headaches?
- What are the symptoms of migraine headaches?
- Who gets migraine headaches?
- Should a person with migraine headaches see a doctor?
- What tests are done for people with migraine headaches?
- How are migraine headaches treated?
- What can be done to prevent migraine headaches?
- Will migraine headaches eventually go away on their own?
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- Authors and Editors
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American Academy of Neurology
1080 Montreal Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55116
(651) 695-1940
American Headache Society
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
(609) 423-0258
National Headache Foundation
428 West St. James Place, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614-2750
(888) NHF-5552 or (312) 388-6399
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PO Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(301) 496-5751
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