Silent Migraines

Complicated Migraines

Silent migraines are exactly what it sounds like: a migraine without the symptom of having a headache.

While it is most commonly thought that the terms ‘migraine’ and ‘headache’ are interchangeable, this is not always the case. The term ‘headache’ will usually make someone think of being in pain, but pain is only one of the symptoms experienced during a migraine.

Other symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, congestion-like symptoms and visual symptoms (such as visual disturbances). The occurrence of the visual disturbances is usually the most common side effect experienced during a silent migraine.

These disturbances are usually found to last no longer than an hour in length. As the most common feature of a silent migraine is visual changes, they are also sometimes referred to as eye migraines.

Migraine symptoms, without the pain...

As stated earlier, headache is not the only feature of a migraine, and, as with silent migraines, is completely absence during the episode.

Of course, there are several other effects during development and duration of a migraine.

Some migraine sufferers report that during a period of about a day before the migraine they may start to experience what is called the prodromal phase (the earliest phase of the migraine prior to the migraine fully developing).

Symptoms of this phase can be a feeling of being overly excited, depressed or irritated. If the migraine is experienced with aura (which is defined as a classic migraine), there is usually evidence of the same types of visual disturbances that occur during a silent migraine.

These include photopsia (flashes of light) and fortification spectra (wavy patterns experienced in the visual field). The following are also other commonly experience side-effects during the development of, and duration through, a silent migraine: nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and/or sound, malaise, general discomfort or a feeling of uneasiness, along with simply a general feeling of “not right”.

Results of migraines

Complicated Migraines

This is the case with complicated migraines. Complicated migraines are defined as a migraine attack that is accompanied by a permanent problem, such as paralysis.

Additionally, complicated migraines may be defined as prolonged occurrence of a traditional migraine headache, with additional symptoms experienced.

One such symptom is the aura symptoms lasting longer than normal and remaining during the actual headache phase of the migraine. There are several types of complicated migraines.

Opthalmoplegic migraines are when patients develop partial or complete paralysis of the nerve network that controls eye movement.

Retinal migraines are when the retina itself is disturbed during the migraine which causes visual symptoms and basilar migraines which results in development of neurological symptoms in the base of the brain.

Silent migraine treatment

As with all types of migraines, the best treatment is to address whatever symptoms are experienced with the migraine itself. In the case of silent migraines, the element of pain is absent, so the use of the NSAIDs, with or without analgesics, is not necessary. The standard therapies for the nausea and vomiting symptoms can be used, along with avoiding light and/or sounds during the attack, should there be sensitivity to one, or both, of them.

Visual acuity symptoms should develop, and thoroughly disappear, after the episode is over. As with any condition, if symptoms appear impossible to control, a physician should be consulted.

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