Srimathy Vijayan discusses the global burden of migraine

We may have all experienced a headache of some nature during our lives; in fact, just less than 2% of the population have never had a headache. (1) Usually self-limiting and short lived, headaches tend to disappear causing few aftermath symptoms. However, Migraine, a primary headache disorder, is a distinct medical entity with characteristic symptomology, resulting in profound effects on the individual. (more…)

Srimathy Vijayan takes an in-depth look at this important, but often neglected topic

In the January 2008 edition of The Lancet Neurology, reviewed Childhood epilepsies. (1) Such reviews are of great importance as they stress the requirement of ensuring that epilepsy occurring in childhood is considered as a different clinical entity to that occurring in adulthood. The word “epilepsy” is derived from the Greek word “epilambanein” which means “to seize or attack”. The seizures associated with epilepsy are the result of sudden, excessive electrical discharges in groups of brain cells. (more…)