Symptoms of Migraine
Symptoms of Migraine
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
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Medical Books Online about Migraine
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Migraine
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Medical Books Excerpts
- HEADACHE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- BLINDNESS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Aura
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Headache
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HEADACHE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Aura
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Headache
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Aura
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Aura
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Headache
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Headache
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Aura
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Headache
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HEADACHES
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Symptoms of Migraine: Online Medical Books
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Encephalitis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Sudden onset of fever, headache, vomiting, meningeal irritation (stiff neck and back), drowsiness, coma, paralysis, seizures, ataxia, psychoses
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Headache:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Initially, migraine headaches usually produce unilateral, pulsating pain, which later becomes more generalized. They’re commonly preceded by a scintillating scotoma, hemianopsia, unilateral paresthesia, or speech disorders. The patient may experience irritability, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. (See Clinical features of migraine headaches.)
Both muscle contraction and traction-inflammatory vascular headaches produce a dull, persistent ache, tender spots on the head and neck, and a feeling of tightness around the head, with a characteristic “hatband” distribution. The pain is usually severe and unrelenting. If caused by intracranial bleeding, these headaches may result in neurologic deficits, such as paresthesia and muscle weakness; narcotics may fail to relieve pain in these cases. If caused by a tumor, pain is most severe when the patient awakens.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
West Nile encephalitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Mild infections of the virus are more common and include fever, headache, and body aches, usually accompanied by a skin rash and swollen lymph glands. Severe infections can be manifested by headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, occasional convulsions, paralysis and, rarely, death.
The incubation period for West Nile encephalitis is anywhere from 5 to 15 days after exposure. Most patients who are bitten by an infected mosquito won’t develop symptoms. It's estimated that only 1 in 300 people who are bitten by an infected mosquito will actually get sick.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cutaneous larva migrans:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
A transient rash or, possibly, a small vesicle appears at the point of penetration, usually on an exposed area that has come in contact with the ground, such as the feet, legs, or buttocks. The incubation period is typically 1 to 6 days. The parasite may be active almost as soon as it enters the skin. Local pruritus begins within hours following penetration.
As the parasite migrates, it etches a noticeable thin, raised, red line on the skin, which may become vesicular and encrusted. Pruritus quickly develops, often with crusting and secondary infection following excoriation. Onset is usually characterized by slight itching that develops into intermittent stinging pain as the thin, red lines develop. The larva’s apparently random path can cover from 1 mm to 1 cm a day. Penetration of more than one larva may involve a much larger area of the skin, marking it with many tracks.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Encephalitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
All viral forms of encephalitis have similar clinical features, although certain differences do occur.
Usually, the acute illness begins with sudden onset of fever, headache, and vomiting and progresses to include signs and symptoms of meningeal irritation (stiff neck and back) and neuronal damage (drowsiness, coma, paralysis, seizures, ataxia, and organic psychoses). After the acute phase of the illness, coma may persist for days or weeks.
The severity of arbovirus encephalitis may range from subclinical to rapidly fatal necrotizing disease. Herpes encephalitis also produces signs and symptoms that vary from subclinical to acute and commonly fatal fulminating disease. Associated effects include disturbances of taste or smell.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Headache:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Migraine headaches and muscle contraction headaches have different signs and symptoms.
Migraine headache
Initially, a migraine headache usually produces unilateral, pulsating pain that later becomes more generalized. The headache is commonly preceded by a scintillating scotoma, hemianopsia, unilateral paresthesia, or speech disorders. The patient may experience irritability, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. (See Clinical features of headache, page 364.)
Muscle contraction headache
A muscle contraction headache produces a dull, persistent ache; tender spots on the head and neck; and a feeling of tightness around the head, with a characteristic “hatband” distribution. The pain is usually severe and unrelenting.
If caused by intracranial bleeding, the muscle contraction headache may result in neurologic deficits, such as paresthesia and muscle weakness; narcotics fail to relieve the pain in these cases. If the headache is caused by a tumor, pain is most severe when the patient awakens.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
West Nile encephalitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Mild WNV infections are more common than severe infections and include symptoms such as fever, headache, and body aches, often accompanied by swollen lymph glands and a skin rash. Severe infections present with symptoms such as headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, occasional convulsions, paralysis and, rarely, death.
The incubation period for West Nile encephalitis is 5 to 15 days after exposure.
CLINICAL TIP: Researchers estimate that only 1 in 300 people who are bitten by a mosquito infected with WNV actually develops the disease.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Headache and Migraine:
Headache and Migraine - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
Migraine without aura criteria:
- In children, 5 or more headache attacks that:
- Last 1–72 hours
- Have at least 2 of the following:
- Bilateral (more common in children) or unilateral, frontal/temporal location
- Pulsating quality
- Moderate to severe intensity
- Aggravated by routine physical activities
- At least 1 of the following accompanies headache:
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Photophobia and/or phonophobia (may be inferred from behavior)
- 70% of those affected have a family history of migraine, especially those with migraine with aura
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Migraine:
Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS (Excerpt)
sensitivity to light
is a standard symptom of the two most prevalent types of migraine-caused
headache: classic and common.
The major difference between the two types is the appearance of
neurological symptoms 10 to 30 minutes before a classic migraine attack.
These symptoms are called an aura. The person may see flashing lights or
zigzag lines, or may temporarily lose vision. Other classic symptoms
include speech difficulty, weakness of an arm or leg, tingling of the face
or hands, and confusion.
The pain of a classic migraine headache may be described as intense,
throbbing, or pounding and is felt in the forehead, temple, ear, jaw, or
around the eye. Classic migraine starts on one side of the head but may
eventually spread to the other side. An attack lasts 1 to 2 pain-wracked
days.
Common migraine—a term that reflects the disorder's greater occurrence
in the general population—is not preceded by an aura. But some people
experience a variety of vague symptoms beforehand, including mental
fuzziness, mood changes, fatigue, and unusual retention of fluids. During
the headache phase of a common migraine, a person may have diarrhea and
increased urination, as well as nausea and vomiting. Common migraine pain
can last 3 or 4 days.
Both classic and common migraine can strike as often as several times a
week, or as rarely as once every few years. Both types can occur at any
time. Some people, however, experience migraines at predictable times—for
example, near the days of menstruation or every Saturday morning after a
stressful week of work. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS (Excerpt)
Children with migraine often have nausea and excessive vomiting. Some
children have periodic vomiting, but no headache—the so-called abdominal
migraine. Research scientists have found that these children usually
develop headaches when they are older. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Migraine Update: NINDS (Excerpt)
Migraine symptoms occur in various
combinations and include pain, extreme sensitivity to light and sound,
nausea and vomiting. The pain of migraine is often described as an intense
pulsing or throbbing pain in one area of the head. Some individuals can
predict the onset of a migraine with tell-tale signs that include visual
disturbances. This is called a migraine "aura." (Source: excerpt from Migraine Update: NINDS)
MIGRAINE HEADACHES: NWHIC (Excerpt)
migraine
headaches are a severe, throbbing pain over one or both temples, or behind
one eye or ear, and are often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. A
migraine often starts on waking up in the morning, but can occur later in
the day and can last hours to one or two days. In individuals with a form
of migraine called classic migraine, visual symptoms described as
bluriness, dazzling zigzag lines, blind spots or sensitivity to light
occur just before and sometimes during the headache. While fatigue and
stress can sometimes bring on both tension and migraine headaches, bright
lights, noise and alcohol are specific factors that can trigger a
migraine. (Source: excerpt from MIGRAINE HEADACHES: NWHIC)
Migraine as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Migraine, it is also important to consider Migraine as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Migraine may cause:
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attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Migraine.
This signs and symptoms information for Migraine has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Migraine signs or Migraine symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Migraine may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Migraine symptoms.
Pain from migraines can be so debilitating that it affects a sufferer's ability to carry on his or her daily activities and diminishes his or her...
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There are two basic types of medications used to treat migraines: drugs to prevent migraines from occurring and drugs to treat the headache once it...
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