Diagnosis of Migraine

Diagnosis Migraine
A. Migraine without Aura
     Previous term: Common migraine, hemicrania simplex.
     Description:
Recurrent headache attacks with manifestation for 4-72 hours.  Characteristics unilateral head pain, throbbing, moderate intensity or  severe, worsen with routine physical activity and followed with nausea and photophobia and phonophobia or.

Pathophysiology of Migraine

Vascular Theory 

       Intracranial vasoconstriction in the outer cortex plays a role in the occurrence of migraine with aura. This opinion is reinforced by the presence of headache accompanied with the same heart rate. Blood vessels constrict primarily located in the brain due to activation of peripheral nociceptive nerve locals. This theory was initiated above observation that the extracranial veins that will undergo vasodilation palpable heartbeat. This vasodilation will stimulate people to experience headaches. In such conditions, vasoconstrictor drugs, such as ergotamine will reduce headaches, while vasodilators such as nitroglycerin will worsen headaches.

Migraine

Migraine
Migraine
 Definition of Migraine
      According to the International Headache Society (IHS) migraine is a vascular headache with recurrent pain attacks that lasts 4-72 hours. The pain is usually one sided (unilateral), its throbbing, pain is moderate to severe intensity, aggravated by activity, and can be accompanied by nausea and or vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia.
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