Approximately about 10% of our population suffer from migraine. Most sufferers have their first attack between their early teens and the age of forty. Children are also susceptible to migraine, though often they do not suffer in the same manner as adults. Until puberty, migraine is about equally common among boys and girls. After puberty, it becomes almost three times more common among females.
Migraine symptoms are most commonly characterized by throbbing headaches and can be accompanied by other things such as nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity/intolerance and speech difficulty. Less commonly, migraines may also produce neurological disturbances that last for a short time. Some of the symptoms are impaired vision or numbness to specific parts of the body including your mouth or tongue. One can also read in detail about the Migraine: Causes, Treatment & Symptoms, in detail through this blog.
For those of you who think that migraine is a disease of modern times, it’s important to note that there have been documented cases of migraine sufferers in the world at least as far back as 3200 years ago in Egypt. Throughout history, many famous people have suffered from migraine headaches, including Caesar, Rudyard Kipling, and Freud. Famous sufferers such as Charles Darwin and Lewis Carroll and many more. So, if you’re sad about all the time you’ve spent suffering from migraines, then relax – you reached the prominent Migraine specialist – Dr. Tarun Mathur!