European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A STUDY OF MIGRAINE IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION OF ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH”

N. Lakshmi Prasanna*, Dr. R. Indira, Dr. K. S. V. K. S. Madhavi Rani, Dr. S. Pratima Kumari

ABSTRACT

Migraine is a genetically influenced complex disorder characterized by episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often unilateral and generally associated with nausea and increased sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine is a common cause of disability and loss of work. Migraine attacks are complex brain events that unfold over hours to days in a recurrent matter. The most common type of migraine is without aura (75% of cases). Migraines occur in both children and adults but affect adult women three times more often than men. Migraines are genetic. Most migraine sufferers have a family history of the disorder. They also frequently occur in people who have other medical conditions. Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, sleep disorders, and epilepsy are more common in individuals with migraine than in the general population. Individuals who have pre - migraine symptoms referred to as aura have a slightly increased risk of having a stroke. Migraine in women often relates to changes in hormones. They may begin at the start of the first menstrual cycle or during pregnancy. Most women see improvement after menopause, although surgical removal of the ovaries usually worsens migraines. Women with migraine who take oral contraceptives may experience changes in the frequency and severity of attacks, while women who do not suffer from headaches may develop migraines as a side effect of oral contraceptives. Required data was collected from 210 subjects in selected areas of Eluru, Eluru District of Andhra Pradesh” by Survey method using a standard questionnaire.

Keywords: Migraine, Problems in women and men, causes.