What is a Silent Migraine?

A silent migraine—also known as migraine aura without headache, acephalgic migraine, or typical aura without headache—is a type of migraine that presents with many of the neurological and sensory symptoms typical of a migraine, but without the hallmark head pain. What Happens During a Silent Migraine? Instead of a throbbing headache, people with silent migraines experience aura symptoms. These are temporary neurological disturbances that can affect vision, sensation, speech, and sometimes movement. The most common symptoms include: Visual disturbances: flashing...

Avoid Brain Damage From Migraines with Prevention

The University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine reported that middle-aged women who suffered migraines accompanied by either visual or speaking difficulties, known as aura, had higher risk of brain lesions in later life. This study seems to indicate that migraines are NOT benign and could be a progressive, brain damaging condition. In another study, Dutch researchers found that patients who had migraines accompanied by aura were at 13X the risk for having a cerebral blood clot (infarction) resulting in brain...