Hemiplegic migraine

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What is hemiplegic migraine?

Hemiplegic migraine is a very rare but well-described form of migraine variant consisting of recurrent headaches associated with temporary one-sided paralysis (hemiplegia), at times accompanied by numbness or tingling, with or without a disturbance in speech.



Common symptoms reported by people with hemiplegic migraine

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

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Treatments taken by people for hemiplegic migraine

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Compare treatments taken by people with hemiplegic migraine

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Who has hemiplegic migraine on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 109 say hemiplegic migraine is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 30
40s 50
50s 69
60s 44
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 16
20-29 years 22
30-39 years 22
40-49 years 32
50-59 years 11
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 23
Female 192

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 117
Not Diagnosed 12

These charts show data from hemiplegic migraine patients who have completed their condition history
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