migraine
Sign in to saveMigraine is a neurological disorder that causes moderate-to-severe headaches. The pain usually affects one side of the head and is generally associated with nausea, light sensitivity and sound sensitivity. Other symptoms may include dizziness, vomiting, and difficulty thinking. In some cases, a migraine attack begins with an aura, a period of sensory disturbance.
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Migraine is a neurological disorder that causes moderate-to-severe headaches, typically on one side of the head, along with symptoms like nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and sometimes dizziness or vomiting. It matters because these debilitating attacks can significantly affect a person's ability to function, and some migraines are preceded by an aura—a period of sensory disturbance that can serve as a warning sign.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Migraine
- Medical condition.image
- Migraine.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Woman during a migraine attack
- Medical condition.field
- Neurology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Headaches coupled with sensory disturbances such as nausea, sensitivity to light, sound, and smell
- Medical condition.onset
- Often around puberty
- Medical condition.duration
- Recurrent, long term
- Medical condition.causes
- Environmental and genetic
- Medical condition.risks
- Family history, female sex
- Medical condition.differential
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, venous thrombosis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, brain tumor, tension headache, sinusitis, cluster headache
- Medical condition.prevention
- Propranolol, amitriptyline, topiramate, gepants
Article
36 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Prodrome phase
- Aura phase
- Pain phase
- Silent migraine
- Postdrome
- Causes
- Genetics
- Triggers
- Hormonal changes
- Stress
- Sleep
- Diet
- Sensory sensitivity
- Light
- Sound
- Smell
- Weather
- Mechanism
- Diagnosis
- Classification
- Abdominal migraine
- Differential diagnosis
- Management
- Prevention
- Acute treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- Economic impact
- Research
- History
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Migraine is a neurological disorder that causes moderate-to-severe headaches. The pain usually affects one side of the head and is generally associated with nausea, light sensitivity and sound sensitivity. Other symptoms may include dizziness, vomiting, and difficulty thinking. In some cases, a migraine attack begins with an aura, a period of sensory disturbance.
Migraine attacks vary between individuals. Some people experience occasional attacks, while others develop chronic migraine with frequent headaches. Migraine frequency can increase over time. In some cases, frequent use of pain medication for headaches can make migraines worse and lead to medication overuse headache. Attacks are more likely to happen when changes occur in a person's daily routine, such as lack of sleep, disrupted sleep, skipped meals or hormonal fluctuations.