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Migraine and seizure disorders can be comorbid conditions, but Migraine Aura-Triggered Seizure, aka Migralepsy, is a seizure brought on by an attack of Migraine with Aura.

Teri Robert is a leading patient educator and advocate and the author of Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches. A co-founder of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and the American Headache and Migraine Association, she received the National Headache Foundation’s Patient Partners Award and a Distinguished Service Award from the American Headache Society.

Migraine trigger identification and management is an integral part of Migraine management that's too often overlooked. Knowing the most common Migraine triggers is a great start toward identifying and avoiding as many as possible. While not all Migraine triggers are avoidable, some are. If we can identify avoidable triggers, we can actually avoid some Migraine attacks.Read More →
Welcome to MigraineDisease.org!

Welcome to our new Migraine site, MigraineDisease.org! We’re excited about this new venture and the opportunity it affords us to provide you with top-notch educational content about Migraine disease and other Headache disorders, support, and awareness/advocacy information and resources.Read More →
Infarction on MRI

Research has shown that Migraine, especially Migraine with Aura, increases our risk of stroke. Although rare, there are cases in which a stroke can occur because of a Migraine attack. When a stroke occurs during a Migraine with Aura attack, without other reasons, it’s termed a Migrainous Infarction.Read More →
Persistent Migraine Aura

Symptoms of the Migraine aura usually last from five to 60 minutes. However, when aura symptoms persist for a week or more we need to see our doctors. If aura symptoms last this long, it could be a rare form of migraine aura called Persistent Aura without Infarction.Read More →
Man with Tension-Type Headache

Most people will have a Headache of some kind at some point. The most common of all Headache disorders is Tension-Type Headache. A World Health Organization report estimates that more than 70 percent of the population experiences Tension-Type Headache at some point.Read More →
Descriptive Migraine Terms

One difficulty when discussing Migraine occurs when a patient is given a diagnosis that is actually a descriptive term. The terms “acephalgic migraine” and “silent migraine” are generally accepted to mean a Migraine attack without the Headache phase. Any type of migraine can be acephalgicRead More →
Descriptive Migraine Terms

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is a rare form of Migraine aura. The most distinctive symptom of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is distortion of body image and perspective, which affected Migraine patients know is not real. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is more commonly experienced by children.Read More →