title: Why does sleep stop migraine?
abstract: The relationship between sleep and migraine headaches is complex. Changes in sleep patterns can trigger migraine attacks, and sleep disorders may be associated with increased migraine frequency. Furthermore, migraine patients and their doctors very consistently report that sleep relieves already established migraine attacks. Herein we will try to answer the question, "Why does sleep stop migraine?" Since evidence for this relationship is largely based on empirical clinical observation, we will not provide a clinical review of the association. Instead, we will focus on the pathophysiology of migraine attacks and its intersections with sleep biology.
authors.affiliation: Labrys Biologics Inc., San Mateo, CA 94404, USA. mbigal@labrysbiologics.com
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bigal
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*
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