Classification of migraine and the features of the manifestation of the disease

Migraine is a common type of headache, a neurological disease that manifests itself in painful, severe attacks of headache localized only on one side. Such seizures are rarely associated with brain trauma, cancer or stroke. Everyone has occasionally experienced a headache of varying intensity, but not always even the strongest symptoms are migraines. Often observed the emergence of abdominal migraine, which affects children, adolescents.

What is the difference between a headache and a migraine? Pathology has nothing to do with lowering or increasing blood pressure, eye diseases( glaucoma), or other elementary causes. Therefore, it is necessary to know the difference between a migraine and a simple pain in order to seek help in time.

Reasons for

The reasons for the occurrence of hemicranium of any type are similar. Seizures can be triggered by the following:

• hereditary factor;
• stressful situations;
• lack of sleep;
• hormonal factors;
• tight diet.

There is a large number of manifestations of migraine, the classification of which can be with aura and without aura.

Migraine without aura

The second name is an ordinary migraine. The manifestation of pathology occurs mainly in young people( up to 30-35 years).Paroxysmal pain manifests itself in young or children. In girls, most pathology is manifested against the background of puberty during menstruation. Attacks with menstrual migraines can occur at any time of the day, during awakening or at rest. The manifestation of this type of disease is noted in women during menstruation. Seizures are usually accompanied by the following symptoms of the initial phase:

• nervousness, irritability;
• anxiety;
• is depressed;
• apathy;
• weakness, dizziness;
• causeless yawning;
• increased sense of smell;
• in the eyes in bright light.

After the symptoms of the initial stage, no more than an hour will pass, as the next phase with pronounced symptoms will begin:

1. The pain becomes intense and pulsating, localized usually on the right side. Gradually the pain can pass to the eye area.
2. Pain syndrome increases its intensity with different physical stress, bright sunlight, loud sound.
3. Often, throbbing pain can cause nausea and vomiting.

After the stage of exacerbation, there comes a period of remission, in which the pain gradually disappears.

Migraine with aura

This form of pathology is less common, on average in 9% of people, most often in the female. For this pain inherent in the appearance of aura, which occurs half an hour before the attack. The main manifestations of the aura are:

• lethargy, drowsiness;
• numbness of feet and hands;
• hallucinations;
• appearance of flashes, flies.

Attacks of pain with an aura can be divided into several classifications:

• abdominal;
• basilar;
• is vestibular;
• is retinal.

Abdominal appearance occurs more often in young and young children. For this species the following symptoms are characteristic:

• pain in the peripodal region;
• pallor of the skin;
• cramps abdominal muscles;
• loose stools, vomiting.

One of the most severe types of diseases is a basilar migraine. This species is most often found in girls under the age of 20.The manifestation of the aura begins swiftly, the first manifestation is expressed in dizziness, hearing loss and ringing in the ears. In addition, vision deteriorates. The pain is so strong that a person can lose consciousness right up to a coma. The attack can last about an hour.

Important! Urgent treatment is needed, since after 20 years the disease will move from one form to another.

Vestibular migraine manifests itself in everyday attacks over a period of six months or more. During an attack, there is an increased sensitivity to movement, often when the patient experiences symptoms of motion sickness. The main symptom is dizziness of light and medium intensity. At inspection neurologic disturbances are not revealed. In 85% of patients after 8-10 years the diagnosis remains the same.

One of the rarest types of hemicrania with aura is retinal migraine. The main symptom of this type are vision disorders. Blind areas may appear in the field of vision, sight may be lost partially or completely. There is also a numbness in individual areas.

Treatment is a very difficult process. After examining and determining the type of attack, the doctor prescribes several types of drugs. The first - block the attack, the second - prevent a relapse. Prevention of attacks consists in eliminating provoking factors, correction of nutrition, exercise, day regimen, rejection of bad habits.