Migraine: headache features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on migraine: headache features: Migraine phases Preictal (prodrome or premonitory) phase Ictal phase Post-ictal (postdrome) phase Interictal phase Premonitory phase symptoms Ictal phase features Features of unilateral migraine Ictal cranial autonomic features…

Migraine phases

  • Preictal (prodrome or premonitory) phase
  • Ictal phase
  • Post-ictal (postdrome) phase
  • Interictal phase

Premonitory phase symptoms

Ictal phase features

Features of unilateral migraine

Ictal cranial autonomic features

Ictal unusual accompanying features

Postdrome phase symptoms

Interictal phase symptoms

Significant differential diagnoses

References

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