Migraine Headache FAQs (cont.)
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Edward Lubin, MD, PhD
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Joseph Carcione Jr, DO, MBA
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
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James H Halsey, MD
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Who gets migraine headaches?A recent US study found that more whites have migraine headaches than blacks or Asians. Migraine headaches affect women more than men; in fact, approximately 75% of all migraineurs are women. The number of boys and girls who get migraines appears to be similar, but the prevalence of migraine in females begins to climb during the teenage years. By early adulthood, migraines are 3 times as frequent in women as in men. Must Read Articles Related to Migraine Headache FAQs
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Although migraine is a term applied to certain headaches with a vascular quality, overwhelming evidence suggests that migraine is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by varying degrees of recurrent vascular-quality headache, photophobia, sleep disruption, and depression. border=
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