BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chances are you know someone who has headaches so intensely painful, they can barely function or end up suffering in bed. The attacks are called migraines.
30 million Americans suffer from migraine disorder. Of those, 6 million have chronic migraine, or a headache almost every single day.
One of those 30 million, NBC13 HD News’ Andrea Lindenberg looks at the problem and the new way Dr. John Rothrock, a neurologist with UAB Hospital's Kirklin Clinic will soon help people with monster migraines . See how he helped a Birmingham woman who had a migraine-related stroke in this Fact Finder report.
Migraine/headache resources on the internet:
UAB Headache and Research Clinic
http://www.uabhealth.org/12857/
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
www.achenet.org
National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org
Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs (MAGNUM)
www.migraines.org
Help for Headaches
www.headache-help.org
Migraine Disability Information Centre
www.midas-migraine.net
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