Migraine with brainstem aura
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What is migraine with brainstem aura?
A migraine with brainstem aura (also known as basilar migraine) is a rare type of headache that has visual auras, vertigo and other atypical headache symptoms originating from the brainstem and/or affecting both hemispheres of the brain at the same time, but with no motor weakness.
Common symptoms reported by people with migraine with brainstem aura
Treatments taken by people for migraine with brainstem aura

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Who has migraine with brainstem aura on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 26 say migraine with brainstem aura is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 4 | |
30s | 13 | |
40s | 26 | |
50s | 23 | |
60s | 19 | |
70+ | 4 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
0-19 years | 21 | |
20-29 years | 14 | |
30-39 years | 10 | |
40-49 years | 3 | |
50-59 years | 3 | |
60-69 years | 0 | |
70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 8 | |
Female | 81 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 59 | |
Not Diagnosed | 3 |