Study: Migraine sufferers may have less memory loss


	Study: Migraine sufferers may have less memory loss

dorine

4-24-2007 10:43 AM

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4-24-2007 8:24 PM

Fracture

I'll tell you one thing for sure... I sure remember every damn migraine.

4-25-2007 5:40 AM

ellablu

what good timeing my sister has just spent the day at hospital.diognosed with migraines she thought she was having a stroke.not always a head ache pain

4-30-2007 8:40 PM

pokkets

Some memories are like the effects of fine sandpaper, overshadowed by further, and coarser memories. Migraines are like a Grinder.
You can ignore the worries of the world, but you can't ignore a Migraine.

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