Migraine
Woman with migraine headache
Specialty | Neurology
Symptoms | Headaches, nausea, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to sound, sensitivity to smell
Usual onset | Around puberty
Duration | Recurrent, long term
Causes | Environmental and genetic
Risk factors | Family history, female
Differential diagnosis | Subarachnoid hemorrhage, venous thrombosis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, brain tumor, tension headache, sinusitis, cluster headache
Prevention | Metoprolol, valproate, topiramate
Medication | Ibuprofen, paracetamol (acetaminophen), triptans, ergotamines
Frequency | ~15%