Migraine Headache Center - Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon Neurologist Doctors for Migraine HeadacheType of Physician: Neurologist What is a Neurologist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners focus on the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures. The neurologist is often the primary physician but also serves as a consultant to other physicians and may render all levels of care, including the continuing care of outpatients and/or inpatients. The neurologist will often perform and interpret tests that relate to the nervous system or muscles. Specialty: Neurology Common Name: Neurologist Doctors in Mount Vernon * Asok Lahiri MD  Shariar Sotudeh MD  Mary Ann Adelfio MD PC  Neurologic Consultants  Neurologic Consultants  Robert D Roe MD  Sujata Vidyasagar MD  Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center  Mohan K Cheema MD  Stanley Holstein MD  Leon Protass MD  Central Westchester Neuromuscular Care PC  Drs Wasserman & Klass  Drs Wasserman & Klass  Sleep Wake Disorder Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Jacobi Medical Center Neurology  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Sleep Wake Disorder Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Naunihal S Singh MD  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Naunihal S Singh MD  Montefiore Medical Center  Michael L Swerdlow MD  Sleep Wake Disorder Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center Neurology EMG Lab  Montefiore Medical Center Department of Neurology  Montefiore Medical Center Neurology EMG Lab  Montefiore Medical Center Pediatrics Neurology  Montefiore Medical Center Neurology  Christian T Wertenbaker MD  Steven L Grenell MD  Total Neuro Care PC  AECOM Neurology  Rita L Silver MD  Joel Stuart Cohen MD  Bronx Medical Neuro Care  Montefiore Medical Center  Seymour Solomon MD  Afshan Khan MD  Seymour Solomon MD  Seymour Solomon MD  Seymour Solomon MD  Montefiore Medical Center  Seymour Solomon MD  Bronx Park Medical Pavilion  Lydia Rabinowich MD  Sana Bloch MD  Sarala Devi MD  Western Neurology  David J Dickoff MD  JJ Peters Bronx VA Medical Center  CUMC Allen Pavilion Neurology  Bronx Care Center  Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Dept of Neurology  Bronx-Lebanon Hospital  Steven Wolf MD  Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center  Taub Institute Memory Center  Taub Institute Memory Center  Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurology Division of Critical Care  Taub Institute Memory Center  Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurology  Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center  Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center  Lucien J Cote MD  Columbia University Medical Center Division of General Clinical Neurology  Darryl DeVivo MD  CPMC Neurology  NY Presbyterian Hospital  Movement Disorder Group  Movement Disorder Group  Eugenia T Gamboa MD  NY Presbyterian Hospital  Arnold P Gold MD  Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurology  Clifton Gooch MD  Movement Disorder Group  Hirano & Kriegstein MDs  Taub Institute Memory Center  Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center  CPMC Neurology  Hirano & Kriegstein MDs  Columbia University Medical Center The Brain Tumor Center  Linda D Lewis MD  Movement Disorder Group  Taub Institute Memory Center  Randolph Marshall MD  Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurology Division of Critical Care  Taub Institute Memory Center  Movement Disorder Group  Jay P Mohr MD  NY Presbyterian Hospital  Marcelo Olarte MD Mount Vernon, New YorkUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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MigraineWhat is a migraine headache?A migraine headache is a form of vascular headache. Migraine headache is caused by vasodilatation (enlargement of blood vessels) that causes the release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the large arteries of the brain. Enlargement of these blood vessels stretches the nerves that coil around them and causes the nerves to release chemicals. The chemicals cause inflammation, pain, and further enlargement of the artery. The increasing enlargement of the arteries magnifies the pain. Migraine attacks commonly activate the sympathetic nervous system in the body. The sympathetic nervous system is often thought of as the part of the nervous system that controls primitive responses to stress and pain, the so-called "fight or flight" response, and this activation causes many of the symptoms associated with migraine attacks; for example, the increased sympathetic nervous activity in the intestine causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Migraine afflicts 28 million Americans, with females suffering more frequently (17%) than males (6%). Missed work and lost productivity from migraine create a significant public burden. Nevertheless, migraine still remains largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. Less than half of ind... Recommended Reading Related to MigraineWhat Causes Double Vision?Opening your eyes and seeing a single, clear image is something you probably take for granted. But that seemingly automatic process depends on the orchestration of multiple areas of the vision system. They all need to work together seamlessly:
Problems with any part of the vision system can lead to double vision. It makes sense to consider the causes of diplopia according to the part of the visual system that has the problem. Double vision is not normal and should be reported promptly.... Other Related Migraine Headache ArticlesEmergency Contact for Mount Vernon
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