Aura without Headache
About 1% of people with migraine experience the aura symptoms of migraine without having a headache.
Basilar Migraine
A rare form of migraine that usually affects teenage girls. It includes additional symtoms such as loss of balance, double vision, difficulty in speaking and fainting. During the headache, some sufferers can lose consciousness. It occurs when circulation in the back of the brain or neck is affected.
Hemiplegic Migraine
A rare but severe form of migraine where temporary paralysis occurs, usually on one side. It can also feature prolonged aura where the symptoms last for days or weeks. It usually begins in childhood and there is often a strong family history (Familial Hemiplegic Migraine). Diagnosing this condition usually requires a full neurological examination to rule out other causes, as the symptoms can be indicative of other diseases.
Ophtalmoplegic Migraine
A very rare type of migraine that occurs mainly in young people in which there is weakness of one or more muscles that move the eye. In addition to headache, symptoms include dilation of the pupils, inability to move the eye upward, downward, or across, as well as a drooping of the upper eyelid.
Abdominal Migraine
Usually occurs in children. Attacks tend to be shorter and are more centred on symptoms such as nausea and stomach-ache rather than headache. Abdominal migraine can evolve into more typical migraine as the child gets older.
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