الفهرس 
Clinical Picture And Diagnostic Criteria Of Migraine
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Abstract
This study aims at evaluating and correlating demographic, clinical and neurophysiological changes in migraine patients in between the attacks of migraine.
This study was carried out on 60 subjects:
• 20 migraine patients with aura MA (10 males and 10 females).
« 20 migraine patients without aura MO (10 males and 10 females).
# 20 control subjects with episodic tension type headache (10 males and 10 females).
The subjects were submitted to the following:
1. Standardized headache sheet and thorough general and neurological examination.
2. Routine laboratory investigations:
3. Computerized tomography (CT) of the brain.
4. Electroencephalography (EEG) in between the migraine attacks.
5. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex in between the migraine attacks.
6. Visual evoked potential (YEP) in between the migraine attacks. The study results were as follows:
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• The age of the migraine patients ranged from 11 to 39 years, with a
mean of 23.05±7.89 years.
♦ Family history of migraine was present in 60%of MA patients and
25% of MO patients, but in only 10% of control group,
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® Duration of illness in migraine patients ranged from 2 month to 13 years, MA group show shorter mean duration (3.02±2.89 years) than MO group (4.5±3.92 years).
* Frequency of attacks per month was higher in MA group
(5.74=2.47) than in MO group (4.5±2.09).
® Duration of the attacks was 6-24 hours in most (55%) of migraine patients, less than 6 hours in 25% and more th|n 24 hours in 20% of patients.
• Headache was bilateral in 60%of MO patients and in 20%of MA
patients.
^Nausea alone was present in 65%of migraineurs and vomiting in 30% of migraineurs.
► Photophobia with phonophobia was present in 85% of MA patients
and in 55% of MO patients.
► Triggering factors were present in 67.5% of migraineurs.
Environmental triggers were the most common (44%), followed by sleep (41%), emotions, food and menstruation.