An approach to migraine

C M Whitney1, R B Daroff

  • 1Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106.

Since headache is one of the most common symptoms experienced in the general population, the neuroscience nurse should understand the phenomenon of migraine. We define the various types of migraine and present a strategy, based upon precipitators, inhibitors and a "migraine threshold" to facilitate patient education.