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Women and Migraine

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Migraine is a common ailment which disproportionately affects women. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of migraine as it relates to hormones, particularly estrogen. In addition, this chapter will address a subtype of migraine, menstrual migraine, its distinct pathophysiology, phenotype and treatment strategies.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ, USA

    Regina Krel

  2. Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA

    Regina Krel

  3. Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Department of Neurology, John R. Graham Headache Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Regina Krel & Paul G. Mathew

  4. Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Department of Neurology, Braintree, MA, USA

    Regina Krel & Paul G. Mathew

  5. Cambridge Health Alliance, Division of Neurology, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Regina Krel

  6. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Regina Krel

  7. Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA

    Paul G. Mathew

  8. Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ, USA

    Paul G. Mathew

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  1. Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Mary Angela O’Neal

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Krel, R., Mathew, P.G. (2019). Women and Migraine. In: O’Neal, M. (eds) Neurology and Psychiatry of Women. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04245-5_1

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