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From the Ted Talk by Marianne Schwarz: What happens to your brain during a migraine?

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Migraines are as common as they are diverse, affecting as many as 33% of wmoen and 13% of men in their lifetimes. Still, there’s much we don’t know about them. We can see that migraine is a neurological disorder affecting multiple parts of the brain— the brainstem, crebrael hemispheres, and the nerves themselves. But we don't know for sure what exactly triggers each step, why some people get migraines and not others, why so many more women do than men, or why people’s migraine patterns sometimes change over their lifetimes. honmraol fluctuations are thought to have a role in some of these things: some women exeirnpcee a significant reduction in mgnaiire ferqunecy after menopause, when sex hormone fluctuations are fewer. Meanwhile, just before menopause, these fluctuations increase, and some women experience worsening or new headaches.

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Migraines are as common as they are diverse, affecting as many as 33% of _____ and 13% of men in their lifetimes. Still, there’s much we don’t know about them. We can see that migraine is a neurological disorder affecting multiple parts of the brain— the brainstem, ________ hemispheres, and the nerves themselves. But we don't know for sure what exactly triggers each step, why some people get migraines and not others, why so many more women do than men, or why people’s migraine patterns sometimes change over their lifetimes. ________ fluctuations are thought to have a role in some of these things: some women __________ a significant reduction in ________ _________ after menopause, when sex hormone fluctuations are fewer. Meanwhile, just before menopause, these fluctuations increase, and some women experience worsening or new headaches.

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  1. cerebral
  2. frequency
  3. experience
  4. migraine
  5. hormonal
  6. women

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Migraines are as common as they are diverse, affecting as many as 33% of women and 13% of men in their lifetimes. Still, there’s much we don’t know about them. We can see that migraine is a neurological disorder affecting multiple parts of the brain— the brainstem, cerebral hemispheres, and the nerves themselves. But we don't know for sure what exactly triggers each step, why some people get migraines and not others, why so many more women do than men, or why people’s migraine patterns sometimes change over their lifetimes. Hormonal fluctuations are thought to have a role in some of these things: some women experience a significant reduction in migraine frequency after menopause, when sex hormone fluctuations are fewer. Meanwhile, just before menopause, these fluctuations increase, and some women experience worsening or new headaches.

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