Migraines and Seizures 

The term migralepsy describes an extremely rare health condition in which a person has a seizure not long after having a migraine headache. Because migraine headaches and seizures are both neurological conditions, many symptoms, triggers, and treatments overlap. Thus, the question of whether or not the migraines may cause the seizures that some have has been raised. While it seems this is the possibility in some cases, these usually appear to be two separate occurrences, though they may have similar causes.

Most doctors will treat migraines and seizures using medication. Many medications for seizure control have also been found to mitigate the symptoms of a migraine headache. Other migraine medications include blood pressure medications and antidepressants.

Other treatments involve trying to determine the trigger behind a particular person’s seizures or migraines. Since these may involve certain foods including red wine or chocolate, a diet may be prescribed that eliminates trigger foods. Also, stress is often the trigger for both migraines and seizures. Therefore, a program of stress a management techniques may be prescribed including exercise, massages, and other stress relieving activities.

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Another natural treatment that has been found to be effective for both migraine headaches and seizures is upper cervical chiropractic. By performing adjustments to the C1 and C2 vertebrae, which are situated where the brain stem meets the spinal cord, upper cervical chiropractic is able to reduce occurrence and symptoms of many different conditions including both seizures and migraine headaches.

Research with upright MRIs has shown that when a misalignment occurs in the upper neck. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow is changed, which can result in migraine headaches. Correcting this upper neck misalignments has been shown to change the flow of fluid to, from and through the brain, resulting in improved brain health and reduced or eliminated migraine symptoms.

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