Posts filed under “Migraine”
Clavus hystericus
Clavus hystericus, sometimes called “hysterical headache,” is the clearest example of a gendered diagnostic category in this time period. In his Treatises on the Diseases of the Nervous System, James Ross describes hysterical headache as a variation of hysteria: “Hysterical Headache is met with in females, and is generally accompanied by other symptoms of hysteria. […]
Migraine Art
Migraine Art Gallery of paintings by Olea Nova depicting migraine. She is not a migraine sufferer herself, but worked from descriptions of migraine from patients and medical practitioners.
John Symonds’s 1848 lecture about the relationship between migraine and nervous temperament shared these gender and class assumptions. But he added a new dimension: “Such persons may also feel pains which have taken their origin from mere ideas.” And, thus, Symonds became the first—but certainly not the last—headache doctor to suggest in print that head […]
Migraine Art: The Migraine Experience from Within: Klaus Podoll, Derek Robinson, Oliver Sacks
Migraine Art: The Migraine Experience from Within: Klaus Podoll, Derek Robinson, Oliver Sacks Want. You can see some of the fascinating art with the “Look Inside” thing on Amazon. Also looks like some interesting writing about aura. I’m especially interested in the parts about Hildegard von Bingen.
Proper Prior Preparation
Got groceries last week. Now they’re about to go bad because I’ve been too sick to cook for days and days. And I used the one day I was well to try to meet my weekly work goal. Which I did. But how sustainable are my work goals if I’m choosing between things like work […]
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize winner and chronic migraine sufferer, dies
nyheadache: It was a great privilege to know Elie Wiesel, survivor of Auschwitz, Nobel Peace Prize winner, author of 40 books, university professor, and most importantly, a tireless campaigner for human rights. Mr. Wiesel suffered from severe daily migraines. Both of his parents and many members of his extended family suffered from headaches. The only […]
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