| Characteristic |
Abnormailities |
| Classic Migrane Age |
childhood |
| Common migraine age |
childhood |
| cluster age |
adulthood |
| hypertensive age |
adulthood |
| muscular age |
adulthood |
| temporal arteries age |
older adulthood |
| location - classic migraine |
unilateral |
| location - common migraine |
generalized |
| location - cluster |
unilateral |
| location - hypertensive |
bilateral or occipital |
| location - muscular |
unilater or bilateral |
| location - temporal arteries |
unilateral or bilateral |
| duration - classic |
hours to days |
| duration - common |
hours to days |
| duration - cluster |
1/2 to 2 hours |
| duration - hypertensive |
hours |
| duration - muscular |
hours to days |
| duration - temporal |
hours to days |
| time of onset - classic |
morning or night |
| time of onset - common |
morning or night |
| time of onset - cluster |
night |
| time of onset - hypertensive |
morning |
| time of onset - mucular |
anytime, common in evening or afternoon |
| time of onset - temporal |
anytime |
| quality - classic |
pulsating or throbbing |
| quality - common |
pulsating or throbbing |
| quality - cluster |
intense burning, boring, searing, knife-like |
| quality - hypertensive |
throbbing |
| quality - muscular |
band-like, constricting |
| quality - temporal |
throbbing |
| prodromal - classic |
well-defined neurologic event, scotoma, aphasia, hemianopsia, aura |
| prodromal - common |
vague neurologic changes, personality change, fluid retention, appetite loss |
| prodromal - cluster |
personality changes, sleep disturbances |
| prodromal - hypertensive |
none |
| prodromal - temporal |
none |
| prodromal - muscular |
none |
| precipitating - classic |
menstrual period missing meals, birth control pills, letdown after stress |
| precipitating - common |
menstrual period, missing meals, birth control pills, let down after stress |
| precipitating - cluster |
alcohol consumption |
| precipitating - hypertensive |
none |
| precipitating - muscular |
stress, anger, bruxism |
| precipitating - temporal |
none |
| Frequency - classic |
twice a week |
| frequency - common |
twice a week |
| frequency - cluster |
several times nightly for several nights then disappear |
| frequency - hypertensive |
daily |
| frequency - muscular |
daily |
| frequency - temporal |
daily |
| gender - classic |
female |
| gender - common |
female |
| gender - cluster |
male |
| gender - hypertensive |
equal |
| gender - muscular |
equal |
| gender - temporal |
equal |
| other - classic |
nausea, vomiting |
| other - common |
nausea, vomiting |
| other - cluster |
increase lacrimation, nasal discharge |
| other - hypertensive |
generally remits as day progresses |
| otther - muscular |
none |
| other - temporal |
none |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
