When we're looking at Migraine and headache information, whether it's from our doctor, a book, or an online article, we sometimes come across medical terms that can be confusing.
Sometimes, it's easy enough to substitute another word or a short phrase for the medical term. At other times, substituting just doesn't convey quite the same meaning or takes more than a few words.
Some of you have expressed an interest in learning more of the medical terminology that comes up when discussing Migraine disease and other headache disorders. So, I'll be posting a "term of the day," probably a couple of times a week. If there are terms you'd like to have defined, please leave a comment to let me know what it is.
Today's term: Unilateral.
Unilateral means on one side.
The terms unilateral is see frequently in discussions of Migraine attacks and cluster headaches, both of which tend to occur on one side of the head.
You can read more about unilateral characteristics of and other symptoms of Migraines and cluster headaches in
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© Teri Robert, 2009Last updated November 22, 2009
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