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Basilar migraine
Vertebro-basilar migraine usually has visual aura followed by classic throbbing headaches
Dr. Vikram Patel reviewed this
39 year experience in Pain Management
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A 45-year old asked:
I have basilar migraine, what is it?
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What is the treatment for basilar migraine?
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A 44-year old asked:
What kind of doctor is a basilar migraine expert?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is it normal for pulse oxygen level to gradually drop from 99% to 80% over several hours during a basilar migraine attack? Or are there other reasons causing the drop? Is O2 a better treatment than triptan in this case?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Diagnosed with TIA/Basilar migraine last night. Both cat scans normal. History of severe Chiari Malformation. Further testing warranted?
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A 29-year old male asked:
If I have an intractable Migraine With Brainstem Aura (Basilar Migraine)... am I likely suffering brain damage? Please be brutally honest.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Generally speaking, can you take transdermal HRT if you have migraine with aura? I have migraine with aura with basilar migraine features. I know I cannot take the combined pill but the information about transdermal oestrogen is less clear. Thanks?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 54-year old female:
I'm just after an op for breast cancer grad3 and I have been told I have non Hopkins lymphoma and basilar migraine and letrozole ?
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A member asked:
Can you die from basilar artery migraine?
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A 28-year old asked:
Describe the features of a basilar artery migraine.?
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A member asked:
Do a lot of people get basilar artery migraine?
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A 50-year old asked:
What are the key symptoms of basilar artery migraine?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Basilar artery migraine?
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A member asked:
My sister says she has basilar artery migraine. Are family members more likely to get the same thing?
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A 40-year old asked:
Friend on facebook just diagnosed with basilar artery migraine. In my country we never heard that term. Is that something new?
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A 32-year old asked:
Will basilar artery migraine respond to botox?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Hi can you tell me if basilar artery migraine will go away and can I work with it ps and i also have fibromyalgia to?
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A 35-year old asked:
I don't believe in unnecessary medical treatment. Do I really need to treat basilar artery migraine?
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A 32-year old asked:
Eat healthy. Exercise. Avoid smoking. Why did I get basilar artery migraine?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Hi can you tell me what to do I have basilar artery migraine hiatus hernia and fibromyalgia and i want to work in a kitchen is it safe x?
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A male asked:
My Migraine Basilar with auditory aura only stops after 5mg rizatriptan. mum had double stroke @60, worried may cause me stroke. any natural cures?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I have been told I have mild ectasia of the basilar artery. I suffer with migraine and my father has multi infarct dementia. Should i be concerned?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I treat a migraine?
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A 29-year old asked:
Are the symptoms of migraine bad?
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A 40-year old male asked:
What's the best OTC for a migraine?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is Migraine a risk factor for?
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A 49-year old asked:
How to reduce pain of child migraine?
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A 21-year old asked:
What should I do when a migraine begins?
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A 48-year old asked:
How can you tell if you have a migraine?
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A 39-year old asked:
How to know it is just chronic migraine?
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