Migraines come in two types: with or without aura. In this video, Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic, discusses the types of migraine and defines chronic migraine.
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Basically there are just two age migraine with aura or migraine without aura. Migraine with aura is only about 15% of migraine although I guess I would qualify that by saying that in the last few years, we do have a sort of sub diagnosis of chronic migraine which is headache greater than 15 days a month.
A migraine is no ordinary headache, and migraines affect more than 1 in 8 American adults. Get expert information about migraine triggers and treatment, including how smart nutrition and watching the weather can help prevent the pain.
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