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.

How do members experience migraine with brainstem aura?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with migraine with brainstem aura*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for migraine with brainstem aura*

Who has migraine with brainstem aura on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 11
40s 25
50s 25
60s 18
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 82

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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

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for migraine with brainstem aura

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Compare treatments taken by people with migraine with brainstem aura

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Who has migraine with brainstem aura on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 27 say migraine with brainstem aura is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 11
40s 25
50s 25
60s 18
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
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
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 82

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 59
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from migraine with brainstem aura patients who have completed their condition history
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