migraine

mi·graine (mī′grān′)

noun

a type of intense, periodically returning headache, usually limited to one side of the head and often accompanied by nausea, visual disorders, etc.

Etymology: Fr < OFr < LL hemicrania < Gr hēmikrania < hēmi-, half + kranion, cranium

mi′·grain′·ous adjective

Preposition: with

aura: Surely not all divers with migraine with aura need to undergo echo?

Converse of object

trigger: Lack of sleep or too much sleep can trigger a migraine.
relieve: The hole measured over 112 inches by about 1 inch, and was possibly intended to relieve migraine or epilepsy.
diagnose: These can give misleading figures as it is very difficult to diagnose migraine correctly by questionnaire.
treat: For example, it is widely used to treat migraine.
suffer: People suffering a migraine should try to rest in a dark, quiet room.
prevent: Reports for 38 studies were identified in which drugs were used to prevent migraine.

Adjective modifier

menstrual: For " menstrual migraine " , hormone treatment with estrogen may help.
acute: We were looking for placebo-controlled RCTs of analgesics used for the treatment of acute migraine.
recurrent: Inclusion criteria were adult patients with recurrent migraine; group size of 5 or more.
severe: New research suggests that some cases of severe migraine may be effectively treated by closing a hole in the heart.
chronic: Women with chronic migraines often benefit greatly from the help of a skilled feminist therapist.
classical: Classical migraine Consider the following incident which is reported to have taken place in Brazil in 1965.

Modifies a noun

headache: The primary outcome measure was the effect on migraine headache.
sufferer: About 75 % of migraine sufferers do not get an aura.
prophylaxis: The authors state that acupuncture proved to be adequate for migraine prophylaxis.
aura: Administration during a migraine aura prior to other symptoms occurring may not prevent the development of a headache.
attack: Patients at baseline had at least two migraine attacks per month, usually for at least six months.
medication: Headache, often severe and long-lasting, may respond to migraine medication.

Preposition: without

aura: Migraine without aura ( common migraine ) These affect around three quarters of people who get migraine.

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