My husband was diagnosed having complex migraines 5 years ago. At that time the neurologist said the neurological symptoms usually only last for 10-15 min and if they last much longer, he should seek medical attention. My husband usually loses his speech (words come out as "gibberish" if he tries to speak and often he cannot find the words for objects or people) but so far these symptoms only last for about 15 minutes.
Yesterday, he had the speech problems at 8 am and his speech did not return until about 12 hours later when the doctors were finally able to break the pain component. He had CT scans, bloodwork and EKG, all of which came back normal so they believe it was another complex migraine.
Is it normal for the neurological symptoms to last that long? Could this extended duration be doing any damage to his brain? Is there anything he can take at the onset of these symptoms that may make it easier to control the migraine and reduce the duration and severity?
