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What can cause vertex and occipital migraines?
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Susceptibility: Migraine is in part, a sensitivity of individuals to respond to external or internal triggering events in an exaggerated way due to glutamate sensitivity, which starts a cascade of events. Location can vary, but the basic mechanism is not very variable and outcomes differ mainly in frequency and severity.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Nerve Compression: It is now understood that migraines are triggered by nerve compression. So nerve decompression can help reverse or eliminate symptoms. www.themigrainereliefcenter.com.
Answered 11/25/2016
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