Sometimes, migraine rather difficult to distinguish from other types of headaches. Headaches due to sinus disorders or due to muscle tension neck has symptoms similar to the symptoms of migraine. Migraines can occur alongside other diseases such as asthma and depression. Headache like this, does not strike suddenly so you can try to reduce the frequency to recognize and avoid the trigger can cause migraines. The signs and symptoms of migraine vary among patients, but there are four phases generally recognizable symptoms, though not all of them have to be experienced by migraine sufferers.
Migraine, usually appearing alongside a severe headache, and occur repeatedly until making a person can not perform normal activities, which is associated with autonomic symptoms. Approximately 15-30% of patients experiencing migraine with aura and migraine patients who experience migraine with aura are also often experience migraine without aura. Levels of pain, long the headache, and the frequency of attacks varies. Migraine that lasted more than 72 hours is called migrainosus status.
1. Early symptoms (prodrome)
These symptoms occur in 40-60% of patients a few hours or days before the headache. This phase, among others, are shown from the sudden mood changes, irritability, depression, fatigue, excessive yawning, excessive desire for certain foods, stiff muscles (especially in the neck), constipation or diarrhea and increased urination intensity.
2. Aura
These symptoms occur in 20-30% of patients were immediately attacked or held for attack. The symptoms associated with focal neurological generally disturbing visual phenomena. Blurred vision or shimmering as if notice of thick glass, foggy or seeing wavy lines. Other symptoms include hallucinations auditory, olfactory, tingling or numbness in the face. This situation can occur gradually over 5 to 20 minutes and usually lasts less than 60 minutes.
These symptoms occur in 40-60% of patients a few hours or days before the headache. This phase, among others, are shown from the sudden mood changes, irritability, depression, fatigue, excessive yawning, excessive desire for certain foods, stiff muscles (especially in the neck), constipation or diarrhea and increased urination intensity.
2. Aura
These symptoms occur in 20-30% of patients were immediately attacked or held for attack. The symptoms associated with focal neurological generally disturbing visual phenomena. Blurred vision or shimmering as if notice of thick glass, foggy or seeing wavy lines. Other symptoms include hallucinations auditory, olfactory, tingling or numbness in the face. This situation can occur gradually over 5 to 20 minutes and usually lasts less than 60 minutes.
3. Ill phase
Typical symptoms are pain on one side of the head only, is often felt in the back of the eye. High physical activity may aggravate the situation so that the pain can move to the other side or even attacking both sides of the head. Other symptoms that often accompany such as: excessive sensitivity to light, sound, smell and feel nausea and vomiting. Without treatment, the headache usually resolves itself within 4 to 72 hours.
4. End symptoms (Postdrome)
After the headache cured, the patient may feel pain in the muscles, weakness, fatigue or even feel the excitement short. Other symptoms that may occur are depression, fear and loss of appetite. These symptoms disappear within 24 hours after the loss of a headache.
4. End symptoms (Postdrome)
After the headache cured, the patient may feel pain in the muscles, weakness, fatigue or even feel the excitement short. Other symptoms that may occur are depression, fear and loss of appetite. These symptoms disappear within 24 hours after the loss of a headache.
The exact cause of migraine is not so clear is expected, due to hyperactivity of the brain's electrical impulses increase blood flow in the brain resulting in dilation of the blood vessels of the brain and inflammation. Dilation and inflammation causing pain and other symptoms, such as nausea. The more severe inflammation that occurs, the more severe migraine also suffered. It is known that genetic factors contribute to the onset of migraine.
Migraines can be triggered by certain foods (such as chocolate, MSG and coffee), excessive sleep or lack of sleep, not eating, changes in the weather or air pressure, stress, a very pungent smell or smoke and exposure to light or excessive sunlight.
The best way to deal with migraines is to avoid it. If you recognize the symptoms, you will easily avoid precipitating migraine order number and severity of attacks can be reduced.
Migraines can be triggered by certain foods (such as chocolate, MSG and coffee), excessive sleep or lack of sleep, not eating, changes in the weather or air pressure, stress, a very pungent smell or smoke and exposure to light or excessive sunlight.
The best way to deal with migraines is to avoid it. If you recognize the symptoms, you will easily avoid precipitating migraine order number and severity of attacks can be reduced.
