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There are several types of migraine headaches including:

• Classic migraine also known as migraine with aura (appearance of visual disturbance shortly before the start of a migraine headache and may last into the early period of the migraine)
• Common migraine also known as migraine without aura. Common migraines may start slower than classic migraine headaches, last longer, and interfere more with daily activities. *Status migrainous - very severe migraine that lasts longer than 72 hours
• Basilar migraine - this type presents with an aura, pain in the back of the head, and may be accompanied by dizziness and/or fluctuating hearing loss. Aura symptoms differ from those accompanying classic migraine and may include ataxia (loss of coordination), abnormal sensations, or deafness. It is associated with a strong family history of migraine headaches.

• Chronic migraine - attacks occur at least 15 days a month for 2 months and are often associated with:

  • Frequency of headaches
  • Obesity
  • Medication overuse
  • Stressful life events
  • Snoring
  • Female gender
  • Low education/socioeconomic status
  • Head injury
• Transformed migraine - transformation of episodic migraine headaches into daily, chronic, less severe headaches with intermittent typical migraine headaches. The transformation typically happens during the migraineur's 20's and 30's and is often associated with a history of migraines beginning in childhood or adolescence.