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Migraine
Migraine is defined as severe, episodic, unilateral, throbbing headache
accompanied by nausea, photophobia, visual or neurological manifestations.
Types
Classic
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Site: unilateral starts temporal.
Chronic pain
headache can occur at any time of the day, but usually not during the period
of concentration (rather when relaxing).
Throbbing.
Neurological manifestations in the form of hemianopia / paresthesias precede
the characteristic headache in opposite side (4 phases)
Patient prefers to be left in a dark room.
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Common
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The characteristic headache without neurological manifestations. Important
to differentiate from common tension headache.
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Complicated
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Neurological manifestations continue into or outlast the headache (rarely,
could lead to infarction).
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Migraine Variants
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Eg. Opthalmoplegic migraine, hemiplegic migraine.
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