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A "silent headache" or "silent migraine" (also called ocular migraine or acephalgic migraine), is a type of migraine where the only phase of the migraine not experienced is the head pain phase.
So, this person can experience mood changes, nausea and vomiting, visual disturbances, balance issues, dizziness, and numbness - but will not have the severe pain which is associated with these types of headaches.
While it is wonderful to not experience debilitating pain, this does not mean this type of migraine is not debilitating. Many of the symptoms still experienced can leave the sufferer unable to function during many of their usual daily activities.
These types of migraines are still treated by the same medications used to treat other types of migraines.
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Are zolmitriptan tablets ever prescribed for silent migraines?
Yes, it can be. Silent migraines (ocular migraines, acephalgic migraines) are migraines in which the pain phase of the migraine is not experienced. This means the prodrome, aura phase, and post drome phases can be, the aura being the most noticeable. Whether or not you are prescribed migraine abortive medication to deal with your silent migraines really depends on how long your aura lasts. If you have an aura which only lasts 15 minutes, then by the time the medication would start working - your aura might be over anyway. If, however, you have an aura which lasts 30 minutes or longer, it might benefit you to have medication that will end it. Because zolmitriptan is a medication targetted toward aborting migraine, not just simply treating migraine pain, it can be successful at treating migraine aura.
What is optic migrain?
There are two different kinds of migraine which people will refer to as optic migraine. The most common one is also call ocular or acephalgic migraine, ALSO called a silent migraine. This is a migraine where the aura, or vision impairment (along with other symptoms) occurs, but no pain occurs. While it can be great not to feel the pain of the migraine, people who have this type of migraine can be just as disabled, because the aura interrupts their life. It is just as important to seek treatment from a neurologist to treat these migraines, particularly if you are having more than two a month. A second type, not to be confused with ocular migraine, is ophthalmoplegic migraine, which are no longer considered to be migraines - but nerves which control the eyes acting out, causing drooping eyelids, watering eyes, usually on one side of the head.
What is an Intractable Migraine?
Intractable Migraine is the term used when a Migraine does not respond to treatment.
What is basilar migraine?
Basilar Migraine is a type of migraine that affects the basilar artery of the brain.
Are cereals the cause of migraine?
Migraine is a genetic neurological disease. The cause of Migraine is in the genes.
What is migraine prophylaxis?
Preventive treatment for migraine headaches is called migraine prophylaxis or prophylactic therapy. Another term is Migraine Preventive Therapy.
How can you use migraine in a sentence?
She had a severe migraine.
How do you treat migraine with aura?
Migraine with aura is treated the same way as Migraine without aura.
What causes optic migraine?
There is no such headache classification as an Optic Migraine. You are most likely referring to Migraine with Aura.
What is a common migraine?
Eighty percent of migraine sufferers experience "migraine without aura" (common migraine). In "migraine with aura," or classic migraine, the pain is preceded or accompanied by visual or other sensory disturbances, including hallucinations
Why do you have migraine?
You have Migraine attacks because you have the genetic capability for them.
What is the answer to the rebus puzzle migraine with a capital a?
A splitting migraine.
