The migraines are often very impressive for someone who suffered and those around him. The symptoms are sometimes very violent, preventing any activity. So to bed that the patient is awaiting the end of its crisis.
Sometimes the crisis is preceded by warning symptoms characteristics: the aura. It is most often visual signs, such as streaks of light, sparkle, “holes” in the visual field, but it can also be tingling or prickling (paresthesias) usually around the mouth, difficulties ’speech, or more rarely paralysis. These symptoms disappear completely in less than an hour to give way to headaches.
Severe pain
migraine without aura occurs. It may however be announced in the previous 24 hours, by general signs such as tiredness, irritability and digestive problems. The headache settled, happy in the morning and gradually increases in intensity. It is severe, often with a throbbing sensation, shooting pain, burning or feeling of having his head in a vice. It may be unilateral or bilateral – that is to say one or both sides – and changing topography, from one crisis to another.
Characteristic sign, it is almost always exacerbated by violent efforts, even the most minimal. Nausea and vomiting are very common, as well as intolerance to noise and light. Other signs are often present as pallor, weakness, sensations of hot and cold, numbness or tingling.
Until three days
In reality, the migraine attack forced almost always the person to halt all activity and remain lying in darkness and quiet. Without treatment, the crisis always takes a few hours and may persist until 24 to 72 hours.
It often grows in intensity before disappearing completely. The crisis is over, patients often feel a sense of “spring cleaning” or even euphoria. These episodes recur with frequency varies among individuals and periods of life.
Migraine without headache
All crises do not follow this pattern. Thus, some attacks may be limited to the aura, without being followed by headache. In children, particular headache may be absent, migraine was not witnessed by as dizziness, abdominal pain or vomiting. Moreover, the crisis may vary from one person.