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A probable migraine is really a migraine . . . probably
A patient with the diagnosis of Probable Migraine (formerly defined as migranous headache) is defined for research purposes as someone who is missing one element from the definition of common migraine.
Research suggests a Probable Migraine is a true migraine headache. The International Headache Society (IHS) lists different classifications of migraine and this enables a person to make a very quick and practical definition of migraine.
If a patient has recurrent headaches (at least 5) that last 4 to 72 hours and are at least moderately severe, then they only need to have one of the following criteria to be considered to have migraines in clinical practice.
- Unilateral location
- Pulsating or throbbing quality
- Aggravated by walking stairs or similar routine physician acitvity
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Photophobia (lights seem unusually bright) and phonophoiba (sounds seem unusually loud)