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The pain and other symptoms of migraines and cluster headaches can add up to a lifelong disability — one that the medical community has not done enough to address.
Migraines are often associated with colourful visual disturbances called auras, but many mysteries remain about how they fit into the wider biology of the syndrome.
The pain, the pressure, the way it ruins your mood — everyone has experienced a headache at one time or another. But whereas most are transient and easily managed, migraines are stubborn and debilitating.