Does my son have complex migraine?
My son is being diagnosed as having possible complex migraine. He will get up in a morning with a headache, there will be some confused periods lasting 1-2 minutes where he will smack his lips together, there may be arm movement, inappropriate responses to questions asked. He will sleep alot. Last year he had a grand mal seizure. These episodes at present are happening about every 7-9 weeks at present. His behaviour seems to be effected. After he has had an attack he will be quite for a few weeks, much more agreeable and well behaved, followed by being quite hyperactive, then turning to being quite aggressive in his behaviour, shouting at people alot and generally being very argumentative and stubborn which becomes worse and worse until he has an attack. He is 10yrs old. There is migraine within the family but not epilepsy.
Hi Beverley!
Complex migraine isn't an actual diagnosis recognised by the Inernational Headache Society - see this list for all classifications of migraine and headache disorders:
Types of Migraine: from the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition
1.1 Migraine without aura
1.2 Migraine with aura
1.2.1 Typical aura with migraine headache
1.2.2 Typical aura with non-migraine headache
1.2.3 Typical aura without headache
1.2.4 Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM)
1.2.5 Sporadic hemiplegic migraine
1.2.6 Basilar-type migraine
1.3 Childhood periodic syndromes that are commonly precursors of migraine
1.3.1 Cyclical vomiting
1.3.2 Abdominal migraine
1.3.3 Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood
1.4 Retinal migraine
1.5 Complications of migraine
1.5.1 Chronic migraine
1.5.2 Status migrainosus
1.5.3 Persistent aura without infarction
1.5.4 Migrainous infarction
1.5.5 Migraine-triggered seizure
1.6 Probable migraine
1.6.1 Probable migraine without aura
1.6.2 Probable migraine with aura
1.6.5 Probable chronic migraine
We cannot diganose, but I hope the information above will be helpful to you. Also, you can find information on the various forms of Migraine in our Types of Migraine and Headaches section.
Also - you may want to consider seeing a headache specialist instead of just a neurologist. Headache specialists are more versed in migraine and headache disorders, where as a neurologist is everything that is neurological.
Also, please feel free to visit our forum to meet other parents and migraineurs that you can talk to and share your experiences with.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
Eileen
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