Diseases

Migraine Disorders

A class of disabling primary headache disorders, characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. The two major subtypes are common migraine (without aura) and classic migraine (with aura or neurological symptoms). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)

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Abstract

A class of disabling primary headache disorders, characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. The two major subtypes are common migraine (without aura) and classic migraine (with aura or neurological symptoms). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)

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34 entry terms
  • Headache, Migraine
  • Migraine
  • Migraine Headache
  • Disorder, Migraine
  • Disorders, Migraine
  • Headaches, Migraine
  • Migraine Disorder
  • Migraine Headaches
  • Migraines
  • Abdominal Migraine
  • Acute Confusional Migraine
  • Cervical Migraine Syndrome
  • Hemicrania Migraine
  • Migraine Variant
  • Sick Headache
  • Status Migrainosus
  • Abdominal Migraines
  • Acute Confusional Migraines
  • Cervical Migraine Syndromes
  • Headache, Sick
  • Headaches, Sick
  • Hemicrania Migraines
  • Migraine Syndrome, Cervical
  • Migraine Syndromes, Cervical
  • Migraine Variants
  • Migraine, Abdominal
  • Migraine, Acute Confusional
  • Migraine, Hemicrania
  • Migraines, Abdominal
  • Migraines, Acute Confusional
  • Migraines, Hemicrania
  • Sick Headaches
  • Variant, Migraine
  • Variants, Migraine

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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note many specifics; use word of text

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History Note

2006 (1963)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.546.399.750w

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WL 344

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Migraine Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008881. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008881
  2. Migraine Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine
  3. Migraine Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133823