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Migraine is a common medical condition characterized by recurrent episodes of moderate to severe head pain lasting hours or days and accompanied by other associated symptoms [1]. The head pain is usually throbbing or pulsatile in nature and experienced unilaterally (on one side of the head) and commonly accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to both light (photophobia) and sound (phonophobia). The presence of the latter symptoms conveys that migraine is far more than a typical “headache.” Because of the high pain severity and other debilitating symptoms, migraine attacks frequently interfere with activities of daily living, and patients experiencing migraine (migraineurs) often seek respite in a low-stimulus environment such as a dark quiet room.

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Smitherman, T.A. (2016). Introduction. In: Clinician's Manual on Migraine. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02777-7_1

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