Abstract:
A common health condition, causing bouts of severe headaches with a feeling of pulse in the head.
Migraine episodes can cause severe pain for hours or days.
Symptoms usually develop over approximately five minutes and last up to an hour.
Many effective treatments are available to reduce symptoms and prevent additional headache episodes.
There is no way to prevent it, but some tips may help reduce the number and severity of episodes.
Overview: It is a common health condition, usually beginning at an early age, where it causes episodes of severe headache with a sense of pulse in the head accompanied by nausea, vomiting, excessive sensitivity to light and sound with the inability to continue daily duties and activities. It is usually on one side, and migraine episodes could cause severe pain for hours or days. 
Types:
Migraine with alert (focal or classic headache); there are specific warning signs before it starts (e.g., seeing flashing lights).
Migraine without alert (common migraine); it occurs without specific warning signs, lasts longer, and affects daily activities.
Migraine alert without a headache (silent migraine); you experience an alert or a sign, but a headache does not occur.
Names:
Migraine, pathological headache.
Cause:
Although its causes are unknown, it may be the result of abnormal activity that temporarily affects the nerve and chemical signals or blood vessels in the brain.
Symptoms:
Severe headache on one side of the head with a pulse sensation, worsening when moving
Pulse around the eyes and in the head
Nausea or vomiting
Sensitivity to light and sound
Weak concentration
These symptoms usually last anywhere between four hours and three days Alert symptoms:
Vision issues (e.g., seeing flashing lights or blind spots)
Numbness in hands
Feeling dizzy or imbalanced
Difficulty speaking
Loss of consciousness
These symptoms usually develop over approximately five minutes and last up to an hour. Some may also experience alert symptoms with mild or without headache.
Migraine triggers:
Hormonal changes in women, especially when estrogen is low as well as before and during the menstrual cycle
Pregnancy or menopause
Reference: Ministry of Health.
Date of access: 29.04.2022
