Alcohol is a potent migraine trigger, says researchFebruary 6, 2019 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Researchers have found that alcohol, and specifically red wine, is a potent migraine trigger in patients with migraine. Many patients with migraine avoid or drastically reduce their alcohol consumption based on its triggering effects. The findings from this observational study were published in the European Journal of Neurology. Dutch patients with migraine with and without aura in the Leiden University Migraine Neuro-Analysis (LUMINA) study population were enrolled in the study (n=2424). An electronic alcohol trigger questionnaire was administered and completed by all participants to explore the effect of alcohol on migraine headache and the timing between alcohol consumption and migraine attack, as well as the effect of alcohol's triggering component on alcohol consumption behavior. For vodka and wine, the researchers also examined how frequent attacks were triggered based on a scale from 0 to 5: 0, never, 0%; 1, rarely, 1% to 24%; 2, sometimes, 25% to 49%; 3, often, 50% to 74%; 4, mostly, 75% to 99%; and 5, always, 100%. Alcohol was a reported migraine trigger in 35.6% of participants, and approximately 25% of patients reported abstaining from alcohol because of its trigger effects. Red wine and vodka were the most frequently and least frequently reported migraine triggers (77.8% vs 8.5%, respectively). Only 8.8% of participants found red wine to be consistently associated with the onset of a migraine attack. In addition, the time to migraine onset was Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |