Perhaps, the most common and unnoticed of all Neurological Disorders is a migraine. This is because a migraine is usually interpreted as a severe headache. However, migraine headache is a lot different from the usual headaches that most of us often suffer from. Firstly, Migraine headaches are far worse in terms of intensity. Secondly, they seldom seem to be cured by using over-the-counter painkiller medications.

With most people mistaking a migraine to be a recurrent headache pattern, migraine is also among the most under-reported of all Neurological Disorders. This is among the few Neurological Disorders that can occur in all groups. Please note that migraine is grouped under both, genetic and idiopathic Neurological Disorders. This means that sometimes its cause is hereditary traits being passed-on from the parents and sometimes, there is no established cause for a migraine.

During a migraine attack, the brain releases inflammatory mediators. These trigger some signals among the cranial nerves and the adjoining neurons that create the sensation of pain. Further, migraine is a slightly confusing Neurological Disorder. This is because it can surface secondary to other Neurological Disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. With stress becoming a common lifestyle issue among most people, headaches are quite common and thus, migraines are seldom recognized during their initial stage, making it rather difficult to control them, i.e. they are usually reported at an advanced stage.