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Unexpected Daily Events May Influence Migraine Risk

Subtle shifts in routine could help predict short term vulnerability in migraine

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Naveen Sankar S
Nov 25, 2025
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Migraine 101: Understanding Triggers, Phases, and Treatments

A new study suggests that a day filled with unexpected or unusual experiences may raise short term migraine risk. The findings show that “surprisal,” a measure of how atypical someone’s day is, could be used to forecast attacks more accurately than traditional trigger checklists.

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Researchers from Harvard Medical School analyzed data from 109…

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