Dr. Alexander Mauskop

We have a very good strict definition, which is very useful for clinical research.

So we do research and you have to fulfill certain criteria.

But in practice, there's a very simple way.

If it's a severe headache, vast majority of these people will have migraine.

If you have a little nausea, that's migraine.

If the pain is throbbing, if you feel sensitive to light and noise, you don't have to have all of these symptoms.

One or two is enough to make it a migraine.

Usually on one side of the head or the other?

About 60% of people get it on one side, 40% get it on both sides.

So it doesn't have to be on one side.

So lifestyle begins with sleep.

If you don't sleep, your brain becomes very irritable, and as you know, if someone doesn't sleep several nights in a row, you can have seizure from sleep deprivation.

So sleep deprivation is number one, and people are busy not getting enough sleep.

Sleep is one.

You're right.

And the second one is diet is a very important factor as well.

And people, for the most part, people realize when they get a headache from drinking wine or eating too much sugar.

And there are many, many dietary triggers, but they don't apply to everyone.

One patient told me that a glass of wine makes the headache go away, makes him relaxed.

That's an exception to the rule.