Vestibular migraine
It is a migraine that occurs with vestibular symptoms, such as vertigo and dizziness. It occurs in about 40% of migraine patients and those with a history of motion sickness.
- Menstrual migraine: It is a migraine that accompanies the menstrual period.
- Hemiplegic migraine: In this type, the patient feels paralysis or weakness in one side of the body (hemiplegia), and this is similar to the signs of a stroke, which requires emergent medical help.
- Ophthalmic (Retinal) migraine: In this type, there is a transient partial or total blindness in one eye, with a headache behind the eye. The patent may see blind spots or flashes of light.
- Status margins: This term describes a severe migraine that lasts for more than three days.
- Chronic migraine: Migraine becomes chronic when it occurs at a rate of 15 times per month for three months. Chronic migraine is more severe, disabling, and associated with other chronic pain (like arthritis) and other health problems (like hypertension).