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What Does My Family Need to Know If I've Been Diagnosed with Migraine?

What Does My Family Need to Know If I've Been Diagnosed with Migraine? (0:35)

Families need to understand that migraine a neurological condition, not a psychological condition, explains Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center at Scripps Clinic. Watch as she discusses what else families need to know.

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It's important for them to understand that this is a neurological condition and that you're not in pain because of a neurotic condition. It doesn't mean that you are a complainer, that you can't tolerate pain it's a real condition that causes real pain. It's more of understanding..