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Is the Pain of Migraine More Severe than Headaches?

Is the Pain of Migraine More Severe than Headaches? (0:26)

Migraines are more disabling than typical headaches and can present symptoms like vomiting or aura. In this video, Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, associate director of Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic, discusses migraine symptoms.

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Their pain is more severe and they sometimes have more severe symptoms although not always. For example, a typical headache doesn't usually have nausea or vomiting, it's not typically disabling, whereas a severe migraine can actually be disabling. Patients can be vomiting. They can sometimes have an aura, but it's not necessarily, only about 15% of patients have an aura.