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Does Stress Contribute to Migraine?

Does Stress Contribute to Migraine? (0:37)

Migraine is not a psychological problem—it's a neurological problem, explains Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic. In this video, however, she discusses how stress can worsen migraine.

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Absolutely, that's another factor, so I do want to emphasize that migraine is not a psychological problem, it's a neurological problem, just like epilepsy or Parkinson's, but it is worsened by stress, but so is Parkinson's, and there is a common misconception that these patients are neurotic and that they needed to just toughen up and that's not the case at all [MUSIC].