Scientists from New England Center for Headache in Stamford have concluded that Harry Potter might have had migraines.
They tracked the progress of the headaches from the time Potter was 11 years old all the way to 17. The good scientists even published a paper on the subject in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - "Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache."
These are the symptoms that led to the migraine diagnosis:
- Headaches began around age 11
- Severe stabbing pains in the trigeminal nerve
- Headaches were one-sided
The paper does admit that the attacks lasted only a short time, however. Also, in the books, the only trigger Harry Potter had was Lord Voldemort.
link: Diagnosing Harry Potter's Headaches
8 comments:
Cool! Harry Potter can be a medium of information to educate the youth about migraine headaches. Next thing we know, the boy wizard would be the new image-endorser for the latest brand of migraine treatment medication!
I think that it would be way better for harry to promote a natural way of healing and curing his headaches... herbs and natural products....not a chemically manufactured drug that just masks symptoms
To rationalize J.K Rowling's motivations to use the scenario of the character Harry Potter suffering from what looks like migraines, it is logical only to suspect that in reality migraines may be the culprit in the attacks. This may be silly, but maybe J.K. herself may have even used her own headaches to incorporate in the characterization of Harry.
I simply found the whole bit curious. He actually might have clusters, not the migraine per se. Still, I like the bits when Harry has the headache and still keeps going - reminded me of my younger days. Can't have the pain stop you...
I think Harry is the becoming the icon of information fir thr young children:-9(. I'll use my credit card to purchase that Migraines.
Interestingly, a fiction character such as Harry Potter is never exempted from the ordinary headaches, but his is not ordinary at all! He might be under the spell of Voldemort but in real life I think it could be what you call "migraine." Migraine is actually a recurrent, episodic, genetic, neurological disease. When one has a migraine attack, the headache is just one symptom of it. Migraine is described as an intense, throbbing or pounding pain that involves the temple, forehead, around the eye, or the back of the head which can last for 4 hours to 72 hours, or sometimes longer. Its symptoms are nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, and impaired hearing. It can also come with flashing, brightly colored lights in a zigzag pattern and can also include abnormal tastes and smells. So much for Harry Potter's zigzag scar on his forehead!
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