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a brainstorm with no thunder, just a fist behind one eye and a vendetta against light
means A severe, often throbbing headache, usually felt on one side of the head and frequently accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
from From Old French 'migraine,' which came through Latin 'hemicrania' from Greek 'hemikrania' — literally 'half the skull' (hemi-, 'half,' plus kranion, 'skull'). The name nails the symptom: the pain that politely confines itself to one side. The word got squashed and softened over centuries of French mouths until 'hemicrania' lost its head and became 'migraine.'
- aura warning
- some see shimmering zigzags before the pain hits
- weather sensitive
- barometric pressure drops can trigger attacks
- genetic
- often runs in families, passed down like a curse
- third leading
- a top global cause of disability worldwide
- gender gap
- strikes women roughly three times more than men
hemiplegic migraine — genetic neurological condition affecting ~0.01% of population, causes temporary paralysis on one side of body
alice in wonderland syndrome — rare migraine aura symptom where objects appear distorted in size, first documented in lewis carroll's condition
cluster headaches — extremely severe headaches grouped in cycles, nicknamed 'suicide headaches' for their intensity, affect ~0.1% of people