LEONA Hargreaves was at work in 2024 when her world changed – she was having a suspected stroke. The 26-year-old dental nurse ...

A genetic cause of familial hemiplegic migraine was first identified less than 20 years ago by a team ... characteristic visual aura, association of the headache with nausea and sickness, and freedom ...

A young woman has spoken out about her battle with a rare condition that causes 'imitation strokes' and fears it could leave ...

Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is the only known autosomal dominant subtype of migraine ... Finally, many positive association studies have been published, but few have been replicated. Migraine ...

Why Headache on the Hill Is So Important for Migraine ... The second reason involves certain rare variants of migraine, like hemiplegic migraine. If there's any kind of family history of ...

A 26-year-old woman from Lincoln suffers muscle weakness and slurred speech due to a condition with no known cure, and says ...

According to The Migraine Trust, weakness with a hemiplegic migraine can last from one hour to several days, but usually goes within 24 hours. Sometimes it occurs without a headache and there is ...

The condition has drastically altered her life, limiting her ability to work full-time and socialise with friends. Leona ...