Hemiplegic Migraine
Causes And Cures

Essential hemiplegic migraine article.

Symptoms of the hemiplegic type of migraine start occurring before the onset of the actual headache condition.

The symptoms include:

• A specific or particular side of the body like leg, face, or arm becomes weak. Your condition of weakness is followed by a kind of headache. This weakness can bother you for several hours or days.

  Li>A particular portion of your body becomes paralyzed and you feel a kind of pins or needles sensation followed by occasional numbness.

• You are unable to speak properly.

Fifty percent of families who suffer from FHM have selfsame mutation and genes. SHM form of hemiplegic type of migraine does not have any sort of genetic inclination. This form of migraine causes attacks, which in the end can cause weaknesses (hemiparesis).

Both these types of hemiplegic migraines have their onset during the childhood years and when one becomes adult, the migraine is gone.

However, it is very difficult to distinguish FHM and SHM forms of hemiplegic migraines as both of them come with similar symptoms of vascular disease, epilepsy and stroke.

Some of the most common symptoms of sporadic ad familial hemiplegic type of migraine

• Fever

• A state of coma, confusion or unconsciousness

• Stroke

• Hemiplegia

• A state of aura causing weakness which lasts for days or weeks

• Defective muscular coordination

• Feeling of vertigo, nausea and vomiting

• Symptoms of meningitis without causing illnesses

However, the medicines suggested for the condition require proper supervision from the physician or otherwise there can be chances of future complications.

One point to keep in mind is that medicines such as ergotamines and triptans should not be prescribed for the hemiplegic type of migraine.

The abortive or pain relief treatment for the hemiplegic type of migraine
This treatment form helps in reducing pain and discomfort. In this treatment option with the first signs of migraine symptoms, you are suggested to have medicines like narcotic analgesic and antiemetics.

Abortives like triptans should not be frequently indulged as they can often cause side effects such as strokes and heart failures.

Preventive treatments
Calcium channel blockers like verapamil and flunarizine are perfect preventive medications for this migraine type. However, these medicines can only be bought with a doctor's prescription.

There is no point in treating hemiplegic migraines with over-the-counter medications because they can only provide you with short-term relief. It is best to go to a migraine specialist who will suggest you an apt treatment for a condition of hemiplegic migraine.

Posted by Jan Heering
Headache – Migraine Treatment Expert and Author
Founder and President of the Morpheus Institute and
www.headache-migraine-release.com

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