Precipitating factors of migraine attacks in patients with migraine without aura

Behavioral Management of Migraine Headache Triggers: Learning to Cope with Triggers

“…Inspection of Table 1 reveals that stress/tension is the most widely cited migraine trigger, and this conclusion was Ierusalimschy and Moreira Filho [9] Spierings et al [10] Karli et al [11] Zivadinov et al [12] Fukui et al [13] Stress /tension 80 71 76 84 80 58 65 Menstruation 65 31 39 57 59 46 54 Visual disturbance 38 a Two studies presented one figure for "sensorial stimuli" or "afferent stimuli"…”

Trigger factors for familial hemiplegic migraine

“…In a large study (17) the presence of aura was more important for the difference in triggers than other phenotypic traits, and in a large population-based survey MA was more frequently associated with precipitating (11) and MO data adapted from (16,25). FHM and MA data were collected using the same questionnaire; MO data represent several studies, not differentiating between stress phases.…”

Precipitating and Relieving Factors of Migraine Headache in 200 Iraqi Kurdish Patients

“…The major groups of precipitating factors are; dietary (missing meals), stress, environmental (weather changes), hormonal (menses in women), head trauma, smoking, crying, sexual activity, smoke, smell, medications, sleep disturbances, as well as physical and emotional factors. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Fasting during Ramadan or elective fasting in other days associated with disturbed sleep at night or heavy work throughout the day may induce a migraine attack at the end of the day, which is principally related to hunger, dehydration, and sometimes due to the effect of caffeine withdrawal as drinks containing caffeine are commonly consumed by the studied population. 2,6,7,8,9 However, there is no clear proof that certain dietary elements my trigger migraine headache but some patients have reported some dietary elements such as chocolate and cheese to be a cause of headache, but this can sometimes be part of food cravings and not the real cause of headache during the attack.…”