Migraine Headache Types

There are quite a few types of migraines, but most people suffer from one of two types, the common migraine or the classic migraine. The difference between these two headaches is that the common migraine does not have an aura and classic migraines do have an aura. -Migraine with aura is characterized by an unusual sensation (aura) that is in occurrence 10 to 30 minutes prior to the head pain.The warning sign may include: queasiness, nausea, enlarge blind spots, blinking or zigzagging light, strange sounds or smell and parasthesia (lack of sensation)

in victim's face, tongue and extremities, verbal communication defects. The symptoms are the same as that of the common migraine except that the onset of throbbing is more abrupt.

-Migraine without aura is the most common type and may occur on one or both sides (bilateral) of the head. Fatigue, mood changes, mental fuzziness and fluid retention may be experienced the day before the headache. With this type of migraine headache usually come abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light (photophobia).

- Hemiplegic Migraines have a rather scary symptom.f you suffer from this rare but severe type of migraine with aura, you probably also have a family history of it, you'll actually develop temporary paralysis on the side of your body that the migraine is forming on.

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- Basilar Artery Migraines are usually limited to teen girls or young women,involves a disturbance of a major brain artery at the base of the brain. Preheadache symptoms include vertigo, double vision, and poor muscular coordination. This type of migraine occurs primarily in adolescent and young adult women and is often associated with the menstrual cycle.

- Retinal Migraines are migraines that cause you to temporarily lose vision in an eye. You will probably lose vision before the head pain actually begins. It is followed by a dull ache behind that eye that may spread to the rest of the head.

- Ophtalmoplegic Migraines are one of the longest lasting types of migraines, the pain is around the eye and is associated with a droopy eyelid, double vision, and other problems with vision.

- Noctural Migraines are fortunately very rare and develop during the night. They are intense enough to wake the migraine sufferer from their sleep.

- Abdominal Migraines are a type of migraine that doesn't actually involve head pain. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur, and the pain usually occurs in the middle of the abdomen.This migraine type occurs most commonly in young children.

So as you can see although most people simply refer to a migraine headache there are many, many different types of migraine itself.