Don’t let your Doctor say, “It’s Just Migraine”
Could it be*…
Abdominal migraine
Chronic migraine
Chronic tension-type headache
Classical trigeminal neuralgia
Delayed alcohol-induced headache
Episodic cluster headache
External compression headache
Familial hemiplegic migraine
Frequent episodic tension-type headache
Hemicrania continua
Migraine typical aura with headache
Migraine with brainstem aura
New daily persistent headache
Probable exercise headache
Retinal migraine
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine
??
Why?
➸ Better diagnosis = Better treatment
➸ More likely to avoid MISdiagnosis
*These are only a FEW examples of headache disorders – not just migraine disorders.
10 February 2014 @ 1:35 pm
So true. Too often, patients AND doctors alike, are all too eager to throw the first thing they know will mask the ailment. Patients should be more adamant about treating the CAUSE of what ever is wrong instead of the symptoms.