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I want to know what is the difference between a migrain and normal headache?
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Migrain: A migrain is incapacitating due to sensitivity to light. A normal headache is not. One can function with a normal headache. With a migrain the person needs to be in a darkened room.
Answered 7/26/2014
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Migraine vs Headache: The International Headache Society offers the following specific diagnostic criteria for migraine headaches: throbbing lasts from 4 to 72 hours. Headache must have nausea and/or vomiting and photophobia and phonophobia.
Answered 8/5/2014
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