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TYPES OF MIGRAINE

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

As we discussed in the overview to this chapter, there are two main types of migraine, and a host of variants. The definitions are as follows:

Common migraine (migraine without aura)

This is the type of migraine described by eighty to ninety per cent of migraine sufferers.

• A headache of between four and seventy-two hours.

• One or more of the following symptoms:

nausea and/or vomiting

photophobia (dislike of light), and phonophobia (dislike of noise). Photophobia and phonophobia imply not just a dislike, but also discomfort or pain on being exposed to light/noise

• And at least two of the following describe the headache:

one-sided

pulsating

of moderate or severe intensity (to a degree which limits your ability to take part in normal daily activities);

made worse by normal physical activity

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