Migraine & Headaches Arşivleri - Page 4 of 4

Chronic Migraine Treatment

26/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsGokmen Approach, Migraine, Pain treatment

What is Chronic Migraine? If it is present more than 15 days a month, it is called “chronic migraine”. This condition affecting 2% of all people and 10% of migraineurs, usually appears in middle aged people but it is possible to see it in children and young people as well. Chronic migraine in young patients...

One-sided Headache

26/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsCluster headache, Migraine

When Does One-Sided Headache Occur? One-sided headache is very common and the most well-known reason is migraine, most severe case is cluster headache. Trigeminal neuralgia also causes one-sided headache but it is usually in the form of flashes and electrifications. Also there are more rare cases like primer stabbing headache and in elderly people temporal...

One-sided Headache Story

26/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsMigraine, Stories

One-sided Headache With Changing Characteristics Over Time 42-year-old female patient, an accountant, had suffered frequent migraine attacks during high school. Afterwards, this frequency was decreased but around middle ages they were back to their old routine. “My headaches began 10 years ago, when I started working. First it makes my neck stiff and then the...

Does Monday Morning Syndrome Cause Headaches?

26/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsHeadaches

What is Monday Morning Syndrome? Now that the weekend is over, it is time for Monday syndrome! Researches show that even workaholics experience this problem. Here is a short description about Monday syndrome that reflects its spirit (source: eksisozluk.com): “Monday syndrome cause people to spend the weekend on the rack by thinking that they have...

Stress is not the Cause of Stress Headaches

26/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsHeadaches, Stress

What Causes Stress Headaches? Most stress headache patients try to explain their condition with similar words: “I have a stressful job,” “My life is full of stress,” “I have headaches only because of stress,” etc. But they do not know that these expressions alone are enough for being stressed. On the other hand, physicians also...

Story of a Child With Permanent Headaches

07/12/2016Emel GökmenNo CommentsMigraine, Stories

One day, a patient asked “What is wrong with the girl waiting outside? She is miserable, cannot even hold her head up,” when he came for his treatment, talking about a 12-year-old girl, waiting with her parents for her turn and I replied “I will examine her after you but she probably is a migraineur....