Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Active Migraine Headaches

A random selection of patients both male and female from a primary care practice with a diagnosis of having migraine headaches will be enrolled. Thirty (30) patients will be recruited mainly from the primary care practice. Recruitment will include males and females aged 21-65. The patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled. The patients who do not have migraine headaches will also be enrolled and function as controls. Non-migraine patients will meet inclusion criteria 1, 2 and 3 and all of the exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects must sign a written informed consent.
• Enrollment population would include males and females 21 years of age to 65 years of age.
• Non-migraine subjects will be allowed in the control group
• Have episodic migraine headaches
• Patients to satisfy the diagnosis of migraine headaches with aura, without aura or mixed.
• Must be able to differentiate migraine headaches from other headaches

Exclusion criteria

• Any medical condition in the opinion of the investigator that would make the subject unsuitable for enrollment.
• Basilar or hemiplegic migraine headaches.
• Pregnant woman or a nursing mother
• History (within 1 year) or current evidence of drug or alcohol abuse.
• More than 15 migraine headaches per month
• Chronic daily headaches
• Chronic use of NSAIDs
• Current participation in a research study or within the last 30 days.