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Headache Glossary

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Daily Headache
headache occurring daily or nearly daily -- at least 20 out of 30 days.
Depression
persistent feeling of sadness or hopelessness without reason. Often accompanied by sleeplessness, weight loss or gain, lack of ability to concentrate. Common among headache sufferers.
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DHE
abbreviation for Dihydroergotamine, a drug used, usually by injection or nasal spray, to treat migraine, rebound and cluster headaches.
Dopamine
a neurotransmitter, one of the chemicals that transmit or send messages from one nerve cell to another in the nervous system.
Dyskinesia
involuntary movements.
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Dysrhythmia
disturbance in the normal pattern of brain waves. Dysrhythmias may show up during migraine, sleep, overexcitement, etc. Detected by an EEG.

 


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