‘Only in England’: the origins of the British Migraine Association and Migraine Trust, 1954–66

The British Migraine Association was the world’s first patient advocacy organization in the field of headache. Mark Weatherall traces the origin of the association to 1955, and shows how politics and medicine created 'Establishment Migraine' in the shape of The Migraine Trust in 1965.

Authors

Mark W. Weatherall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8256-558X)

Institutions

Wycombe General Hospital (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: Brain
Published: 2026-07-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awag250
Primary Topic: Migraine and Headache Studies
Type: article
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‘Only in England’: the origins of the British Migraine Association and Migraine Trust, 1954–66

Mark W. Weatherall

Jul 23, 2026

Brain

Migraine and Headache Studies

article

‘Only in England’: the origins of the British Migraine Association and Migraine Trust, 1954–66

Mark W. Weatherall

July 23, 2026article en

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Wycombe General Hospital (GB)

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Migraine and Headache Studies

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