can migraines cause confusion forgetfulness??
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When memory loss is a sign of 'painless' migraines - and high fliers are most at risk But the truth is no two migraines are the same and some patients do not actually have any pain at all, instead suffering symptoms such as dizziness, confusion and even, as Sharon discovered, memory loss and visual disturbances.
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Migraines & headaches guide The symptoms of silent migraine include any of the typical signs and symptoms of a migraine -- but without the pain. Physical symptoms include: 1  diarrhea. 2  nausea.
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Rare and Extreme Types of Migraines Basilar migraine, also known as Bickerstaff syndrome, typically causes dizziness and vertigo prior to a headache. However, this migraine variant may also cause ringing in the ears, slurred speech, loss of balance, syncope, and even loss of consciousness prior to a headache.
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What Is a Silent Migraine? A silent, or acephalgic, migraine can have symptoms of any phase of a migraine -- but without the classic pain around your temples. During the prodrome, the phase that warns you a migraine is coming, you could: Get hyper or cranky.
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Memory loss: When to seek help A single medication or a certain combination of medications may result in forgetfulness or confusion. Minor head trauma or injury. A head injury from a fall or accident — even an injury that doesn't result in a loss of consciousness — may cause memory problems. Depression or other mental health disorders.
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MIGRAINE HEADACHE About 20% of Migraine's are preceded by an aura (see picture on the right), meaning visual symptoms, dizziness, numbness, or weakness. In fact, about 1% of the time, the aura may dominate the migraine, and there may be minimal or no headache ! Migraine auras usually last 5 to 60 min. Visual auras begin in central field of vision and move to the periphery.
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- The symptoms of silent migraine include any of the typical signs and symptoms of a migraine -- but without the pain. Physical symptoms include: 1  diarrhea. 2  nausea. 3  vomiting. 4  food cravings. 5  loss of appetite. 6  thirst. 7  increased urination.
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- » ». As with basilar migraine, dizziness or vertigo are part of its aura symptoms along with partial vision loss, double vision, severe vomiting, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), slurred speech, loss of coordination, numbness (on one or both sides of the body), weakness, and general confusion.
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Med/Surg ch 66 The patients should be encouraged to keep a food and headache diary to identify triggers, and to track frequency and characteristics of the migraines. The patients should maintain a routine sleep pattern and avoid fatigue. Limiting sleep to 5 hours may cause fatigue. The associated symptoms of a migraine are nausea, vomiting, and photophobia.
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- Swimmer's ear is an infection of the ear canal. If you stick your finger in your ear, you're feeling a little of the ear canal. But if you have swimmer's ear, and you stick your finger in your ear — YOW! Let's find out more about this painful type of ear infection, which often affects swimmers.
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- The hallmark of hemiplegic migraine is unilateral weakness that accompanies a migraine headache attack. The weakness is a manifestation of motor aura and occurs with other forms of aura that impair vision, speech, or sensation.
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- Now that you are well aware of what a normal migraine feels like, it is now time to get into the topic and learn of the symptoms of silent migraine. Some of the physiological symptoms of migraine include the following: 1  Diarrhea. 2  Nausea. 3  Loss of appetite. 4  Food craving. 5  Frequent urination. 6  Excessive thirst. 7  Vomiting. 8  Fatigue.
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Cogniphobia in Migraine: The Fear and Avoidance of Thinking Cogniphobia in Migraine: The Fear and Avoidance of Thinking. Cogniphobia is the fear and subsequent avoidance of cognitive exertion in people with migraine because it is believed to trigger migraine episodes. Cognitive difficulties during migraine may contribute to the high rates of burden in occupational and household functioning.
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Migraines With Vision Problems and Vertigo Doctors have a hard time diagnosing vertigo caused by migraine. That's because people who have these headaches often have other conditions that may cause dizziness, too, including anxiety, depression, and low blood pressure related to their body position.
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What are the symptoms of a silent migraine? School of Medicine, Family Medicine answered. The symptoms of a silent migraine are usually visual disturbances, dizziness or nausea, without a headache. Silent migraines are very unusual because nearly all migraine attacks cause a headache and are therefore not considered silent migraines.
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Memory loss: When to seek help 1 A single medication or a certain combination of medications may result in forgetfulness or confusion.  Minor head trauma or injury. A head injury from a fall or accident — even an injury that doesn't result in a loss of consciousness — may cause memory problems.
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- One of the most common migraine accompaniments is dizziness or balance disturbance. Dizziness occurs in 28−30% and vertigo in 25−26% of patients with a primary complaint of migraine. 9, 12 The association tends to be specific to migraine, rather than headache in general.
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WebMD Â® Migraines & Headaches Community Some migraine sufferers have other after-effects that last long after the migraine itself has gone, such as dizziness, fatigue, inability to focus their eyes, blurred vision, and the list can do on. The good thing is that you saw your doctor when your typical migraine changed.
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A to Z List of Neurological Disorders Auras typically begin slowly over five to 20 minutes and usually cease within 60 minutes. While rare, other types of migraines can cause partial blindness, double vision, paralysis on one side of the body, vertigo, or symptoms that may mimic a stroke. Migraines can become so severe and disruptive that they require treatment in the emergency department.
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Do you suffer splitting headaches, dizziness and chronic tiredness? It could be a sign you're in the early stages of the menopause Vestibular migraine headache is an increasingly common cause of dizziness with vertigo. This type of migraine (see Migraines) most often occurs in people who have a history or family history of migraines. People often have headache with the vertigo or dizziness. Some have other migraine-like symptoms, such as seeing flashing lights, having temporary blind spots, or being very sensitive to light and sound. People may also have hearing loss, but it is not a common symptom.
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Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness Alcohol and many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause confusion or decreased alertness. These problems may develop from: Taking too much of a medicine (overmedicating) or taking medicines that may interact with each other. Overuse of medicines may be the single biggest cause of memory loss or confusion in older adults. Alcohol and medicine interactions. This is a problem, especially for older adults, who may take many medicines at the same time.
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Migraine Causes One leading theory for the cause of migraines is “cortical spreading depression.” This wave of brain activity that sweeps over the brain, can be seen on an MRI and is blamed for migraine aura and other migraine symptoms. Others believe hyperactivity in the brain stem causes migraines.
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Aura (symptom) The time between the appearance of the aura and the migraine lasts from a few seconds up to an hour. The aura can stay with a migraine sufferer for the duration of the migraine; depending on the type of aura, it can leave the person disoriented and confused.It is not uncommon for migraine sufferers to experience more than one type of aura during the migraine.Most people who have auras have the same type of aura every time. Auras can also be confused with sudden onset of panic, panic attacks or anxiety attacks creating difficulties in diagnosis.n epileptic aura is the consequence of the activation of functional cortex by abnormal, unilateral, and brief neuronal discharge. In addition to being a warning sign to an upcoming seizure, the nature of an aura can give insight into the localization and lateralization of the seizure or migraine.
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MIGRAINEâANXIETY RELATED DIZZINESS 5 Thus, it is not surprising that some patients with dizziness may suffer from a combination of a balance disorder, migraine, and an anxiety disorder, a symptom complex that we propose to name migraine−anxiety related dizziness (MARD) (fig 1).
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Speech symptoms I often begin to have slurred speech and dizziness for about two days before I get a migraine. I guess I should be glad to have the forewarning, but I have never heard of the symptoms starting that far in advance.The slurred speech and dizziness seem to be getting more intense in the last year, but it is a good tool for predicting my migraines. Is this common for migraine sufferers? (Paula S, Email to Klaus Podoll, July 26, 2007)
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Introduction These feelings can last from 1 to 24 hours. Aura. The aura of migraine includes a wide range of neurological symptoms. This stage can last from 5 to 60 minutes, and usually happens before the headache. Migraine without aura does not include this stage. In some people, changes in the cortex area of the brain cause changes in their sight, such as dark spots, coloured spots, sparkles or ‘stars’, and zigzag lines.