Migraine

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Test:

None VOCifiC, Ureter etalcture and EEG may be indicated in some cases to exclude pathological cause •

Sign:

Vomiting, dysarthria; hemiparesis, neck stiffness

Dd:

Cerebral tumour, cerebral abscess, trauma, men­ingitis, TB, neurosyphilis, metastatic carcinoma, temporal arteritis, toxins, drugs, hypertension, cluster headaches, .glaucoma, sinusitis, dental causes, hysteria, muscle tension headaches

Phys:

Paroxysmal headache causing nausea, visual disturbances and gut disturbances due to vascu­lar alterations in the cerebrum. A brief vasocons­triction is followed by a prolonged vasodilatation