Migraine is a neurological medical condition that causes multiple symptoms. The person suffering from migraine faces numerous headaches frequently followed by nausea, difficulty in speaking, vomiting, tingling, and light sensitivity issues. Migraine runs in families often, and it can affect people of different age groups.

Migraine Diagnosis By Neurologists

Neurologists make the migraine diagnosis based on the medical history of the patient. They check the symptoms happening in the patients and the frequency of headaches. Many people face migraine issues in childhood that end when they enter adulthood—the most common risk associated with migraines with the family history connection.  Symptoms associated with migraine

The list of symptoms that tells you that you are suffering from migraine is as follows:

• Food cravings
• Headache
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Yawning
• Irritation
• Hyperactivity
• Stiffness issues in the neck

Migraine occurs with aura, and the symptoms related to it are:

• Difficult to speak
• Tingling sensation in arms, face, and legs
• See light splashes and shapes
• Loss of vision temporarily

The most severe migraine phase is the attack phase, and the symptoms of it vary in people.

• Faintness feeling
• Dizziness
• Pain on the left or right side of the head
• Throbbing head pain
• Vomiting

The person faces the postdrome phase after the severe migraine attack. Furthermore, the length of the brutal migraine attack differs in people. Tests for diagnosing migraines The neurologist first checks your medical history and then does a physical examination for diagnosing migraines. Imaging scans are the diagnosis tests are MRI and CT scan. It rules some other causes that include abnormal brain structures, tumors, and stroke in the brain.

Migraine Treatment 

The neurologist will give you medicine to manage the symptoms. It depends on your age, migraine type, severity, and nausea and vomiting.

Asian Neuro Centre is one of the largest and most experienced practices in Indore where the best & experienced neurologist is skilled in dozens of specialties, working to ensure quality care and successful recovery.

Dr. Navin Tiwari
Consulting Neurologist