What happens in the brain?
Despite their differences, all forms of this neurological disease are due to “abnormal neuronal excitability, linked to complex genetic factors associated with environmental factors”, continues Inserm. Concretely, “the brain reacts excessively to an innocuous stimuli”, details the Association the voice of migraineurs. And more precisely, he reacts to it because he can’t get used to it. “He reacts as if it were the first time,” she continues. “This abnormal reaction triggers a cascade of events that lead to the migraine attack. »
What are the triggers?
“But that is not enough for migraine attacks to occur,” notes the association. “The migraine disease develops within the framework of an interaction between its particularities and the environment. »
So what triggers a migraine attack? Well the triggers are different from person to person. Among them, the Health Insurance site highlights:
the consumption of certain foods or stimulants: chocolate, cold meats, tobacco, coffee or alcohol (white wine in particular); sensory factors: noise, certain smells or flashing lights such as spotlights in nightclubs change in the rhythm of life: stress, annoyance, sudden relaxation (e.g. start of the weekend), excess or lack of sleep, a skipped meal or, on the contrary, a meal that is too large; hormonal factors ;weather conditions: a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure, often a harbinger of rainy weather.
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Note: The WHO has classified migraine among the 10 most disabling diseases.
