Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA on March 30, 2005.
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Full Question: I suffer form Migraines during my menstruation. Sometimes my blood pressure rises 160's and 90's for about 20 minutes... Read more »
Full Question: Sporadic Paralysis Attacks - Has ANYONE ever experienced this...? As I write this I am at the hospital with my wife (37... Read more »
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Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) is a rare subtype of Migraine with aura (MWA) that is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. There are two... Read more »
Key Points: A Migraine-type defined by the presence of Migraine headache with neurological symptoms which begin either in the base of the brain... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Migraine HeadachesMigraine headaches are a type of neurovascular headaches, a category that also includes cluster headaches. Doctors believe that... Read more »
Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) is a rare subtype of Migraine with aura (MWA) that is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. There are two variations of... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Headache - migraine Symptoms Vision disturbances, or aura, are considered a "warning sign" that a migraine is coming. The aura occurs in... Read more »