Basilar Migraine

Basilar Migraine: Introduction

A form of migraine variant occurring mostly in adolescent girls or young women where the headache is associated with other symptoms such as ataxia, tinnitus, nausea, diplopia, syncope and dizziness.

Symptoms of Basilar Migraine

• Dizziness
• Vertigo
• Light-headedness
• Fainting
• Transient double vision and other vision disturbances
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 16 symptoms of Basilar Migraine

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Basilar Migraine: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Basilar Migraine

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Basilar Migraine?

• Misdiagnosis of Basilar Migraine

Basilar Migraine: Medical Mistakes

• Migraine -- Health Mistakes
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Basilar Migraine: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Basilar Migraine:

• Pain
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• Injury & Recovery
• Sleeping & Insomnia
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Basilar Migraine: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Basilar Migraine

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines...read more »

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see ...read more »

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Basilar Migraine: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Basilar Migraine: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Basilar Migraine

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Treatments for Basilar Migraine

• Lie in darkened room
• Analgesics - paracetamol, aspirin
• Antiemetic (nausea medication) eg metoclopromide
• Migraine medications - eg sumatryptan, ergotamine
• Migraine prophylaxis (preventative medications) - beta-blockers eg propanolol, 5-HT antagonist eg methysergide, pizotifen
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Basilar Migraine

News Archives for Basilar Migraine

Medical news articles related to Basilar Migraine include:

• Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia
• Gene Variant Tied to Severity of Drinking
• Gene Variant May Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Basilar Migraine

Medical research articles related to Basilar Migraine include:

• How common is it for a child of 13 to present with unilateral headache and vertigo; and what is the likely diagnosis?
• Childhood Migraine Variants (Overview)
• Migraine Headache: Pediatric Perspective (Diagnosis)
• Migraine Variants (Follow-up)
• Headache, Children (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Basilar Migraine

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