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Strange Dreams and Waking up with Migraine

I've noticed for a couple of months, that if I've had a very vivid dream-like the most recent one of me being a member of the RCMP as a passenger on a bus full of dizzy people, I will more ofthen then not, wake up with a migraine.  Not only do I have the pain, but there are the usual associated symptoms-like the noise, light and... Read moreChevron
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04/23/07 #1 - OK to go back to work following Migraines?

Full Question:I had an episode in August where I lost my vision and speech and had severe pins and needles and numbness down my right side. My blood pressure was sky high and so was my cholesterol levels. I am still left with altered sensation in my right side. I was 34 years old and at first was diagnosed as having a TIA. I have since concluded... Read moreChevron
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04/23/07 #3 - Migraine and sudden sharp pain during echo cardiogram?

Full Question:I have small PFO and migraine with aura. Diagnosed by a neurologist. During my contrast bubble echo cardiogram study i developed a Migraine aura with micropsia, dysphasia and sudden sharp pain in the left side of my head, during the valsalva, and went on to have a full Migraine with my normal right sided headache, forty minutes... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Seth Haplea

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An Aura Without the Headache

Question: Sometimes I see an aura, and expect to get a migraine, but the headache never comes on. What is this?Dr. Haplea: This type of event has the accurate if uninventive name of migraine aura without headache. Previously called ‘migraine equivalent’ or ‘acephalic headache,’ this type of aura is identical to those... Read moreChevron