Do you suffer from severe and regular headache? It may due to Migraine!

Migraine is a chronic neurological disease characterized by recurrent moderate to severe headache often in association with a number of automatic nervous system symptoms. Typically the headache affects one half of the head and lasts from 2 to 72 hours. The pain usually lasts 4 to 72 hours in adults however in young children frequently lasts less than 1 hour.

The pain is generally made worse by physical activity. Migraines affect slightly more boys than girls before puberty. In more than 40% of cases however the pain may be bilateral, and neck pain is commonly associated.

Associated symptoms for Diagnosis:

       5 or more attacks of severe or continuous pain

       Pain duration may vary from 4 hours to 3 days

       Unilateral pain and moderate to severe pain intensity

       Nausea

       Vomiting

       Sensitivity to light, sound or smell

       Fatigue and irritability

       Cognitive difficulties

       Gastrointestinal symptoms

       Weakness

Causes of Migraine:

       Due to a mixture of environmental factors

       Genetic factors

       Changing hormone levels

       Neurovascular disorder

       Psychological stress, hunger, and fatigue

Types of Migraine
Common Migraine or Migraine without aura
Classic Migraine or Migraine with aura
Childhood Periodic Syndrome (Cyclic vomiting and Abdominal migraine) 
Retinal migraine
Complicated Migraine (unusually long or unusually frequent, or associated with a seizure or brain lesion)
Probable Migraine
Chronic Migraine

Immediately consult your doctor for proper advice and medication.