migraine

Recurrent attacks of throbbing head pain, often with nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.

A brain disease that is characterized by moderate to severe headaches, nausea, extreme sensitivity to light and sound and intense unilaterial throbbing or pulsing.

Signs and symptoms

• Vomiting
• Migraine with aura
• Photophobia
• Migraine without aura
• Phonophobia
• Nausea

Medications that may treat it

almotriptan atogepant dihydroergotamine drospirenone eletriptan eptinezumab erenumab ergotamine fentanyl flunarizine fremanezumab frovatriptan

Also known as: migraine disorder; migraine variant; migraine with or without aura