Migraine

Migraine is a complex neurological disorder characterized by episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often unilateral and generally associated with nausea, and light and sound sensitivity. Other characterizing symptoms may... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Headaches coupled with sensory disturbances such as nausea, sensitivity to light, sound, and smell
• Usual onset:  Around puberty
• Duration:  Recurrent, long term
• Causes:  Environmental and genetic
• Risk factors:  Family history, female sex
• Differential diagnosis:  Subarachnoid hemorrhage, venous thrombosis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, brain tumor, tension headache, sinusitis, cluster headache
• Prevention:  Propranolol, amitriptyline, topiramate, calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists (CGRPs)
• Medication:  Ibuprofen, paracetamol (acetaminophen), triptans, ergotamines
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo