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Postdrome

A postdrome is a symptom or set of symptoms that occurs after a particular condition has passed. A common usage of the term is in relation to the effects experienced following the end of a migraine attack.

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A postdrome is a symptom or set of symptoms that occurs after a particular condition has passed. A common usage of the term is in relation to the effects experienced following the end of a migraine attack.12

Reye syndrome can be a postdrome for children after having a viral infection.3

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  1. Kelman, L. (2006). "The postdrome of the acute migraine attack". Cephalalgia. 26 (2): 214–220. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.01026.x. PMID 16426278. S2CID 21519111.
  2. Scicurious (18 May 2011). "The postdrome: migraine's silent sister". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. "Reye's Syndrome". National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Retrieved 2023-02-22.