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Preferred term

Migraine Disorders  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Headache, Migraine
  • Headaches, Migraine
  • Migraine
  • Migraine Headache
  • Migraine Headaches
  • Migraines

Note

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Scope note

  • A class of disabling primary headache disorders, characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. The two major subtypes are common migraine (without aura) and classic migraine (with aura or neurological symptoms). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)

History note

  • 2006 (1963)

In other languages

  • migreeni

    Finnish

  • kohtauksittainen päänsärky
  • migreenihäiriöt
  • migreenisairaudet
  • määrittämätön migreeni
  • Migränsjukdomar

    Swedish

  • Migrän
  • Status migrainosus

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008881

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