What is Common migraine?

What is Common migraine?

• Common migraine: Migraine headaches are recurrent headaches that may be unilateral or bilateral. Migraine headaches may occur with or without a prodrome. The aura of a migraine may consist of neurologic symptoms, such as dizziness, tinnitus, scotomas, photophobia, or visual scintillations (eg, bright zigzag lines).

Common migraine: Introduction

Types of Common migraine:

Broader types of Common migraine:

• Migraine
• Head Conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Common migraine?

Prognosis of Common migraine: Migraine headache usually does not represent a significant threat to health. However, in rare circumstances, people with migraine may be at risk of serious complications. A severe migraine may result in a stroke, possibly due to prolonged constriction of blood vessels. Some people may have side effects of medications.

What causes Common migraine?

Causes of Common migraine: see causes of Common migraine

What are the symptoms of Common migraine?

Symptoms of Common migraine: see symptoms of Common migraine

Onset of Common migraine: The incidence of migraine is related to the incidence of epilepsy in families, with migraine twice as prevalent in family members of epilepsy sufferers, and more common in epilepsy sufferers themselves.

Duration of Common migraine: 3-4 days in some cases

Duration of Common migraine: Common migraine pain can last 3 or 4 days. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

Common migraine: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Common migraine.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Common migraine.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Common migraine: see treatments for Common migraine
Research for Common migraine: see research for Common migraine

Society issues for Common migraine

Hospitalization statistics for Common migraine: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Common migraine:

• 0.001% (86) of hospital consultant episodes were for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.7% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 32 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Common migraine:

Organs and body systems related to Common migraine include:

• Head

Name and Aliases of Common migraine

Main name of condition: Common migraine

Migraine without aura, Migraine

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Common migraine:

• Cluster headache
• Aura
• Dizziness
• Tinnitus
• Scotomas
• Photophobia
• Visual scintillations
• Bright zigzag lines
• Migraine with aura
• Migraine without aura
• Dopamine receptor hypersensitivity
• Visual aura
• Fortification spectra
• Geometric visual patterns
• Hemianopsia
• Blind spots
• Hallucinations
• Hemicrania

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