The understanding of migraine pathophysiology is advancing rapidly. Improved characterisation and diagnosis of its clinical features have led to the view of migraine as a complex, variable disorder of nervous system function rather than simply a vascular headache. Recent studies have provided important new insights into its genetic causes, anatomical and physiological features, and
Some severe subtypes of migraine – Vestibular Migraine, Hemiplegic Migraine, Brainstem Migraine, and Migraine with Unilateral Motor Symptoms (MUMS) – are all forms of migraine with aura. There are no acute treatments currently available to treat migraine aura, but other treatments to manage migraine help the headache phase.
Background: Vestibular migraine (VM) is the most common cause of spontaneous vertigo with no specific physical and laboratory examinations, and is an under-recognized entity with substantial burden for the individual and the society. In this study, by observing the brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) and cognitive function of VM patients, the possible laboratory diagnostic indicators of
Migraine is a common, multifactorial, disabling, recurrent, hereditary neurovascular headache disorder. It usually strikes sufferers a few times per year in childhood and then progresses to a few times per week in adulthood, particularly in females. Attacks often begin with warning signs (prodromes) and aura (transient focal neurological symptoms) whose origin is thought to involve the
Also known as a silent migraine, this is an aura without the headache. Rare types of migraine. There are some rare types of migraine, which are also classed as migraine with aura. Migraine with brainstem aura. Previously known as basilar-type migraine, people with this condition experience two or more of the following symptoms before a migraine:
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