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What's the Difference Between a Headache and a Migraine?

What's the Difference Between a Headache and a Migraine? (0:21)

Most people with recurring headache have migraine. The severity of migraine is greater than a typical headache and the difference is quantifiable, says Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, associate director of Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic.

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[MUSIC] Well, the interesting thing is that most people who have recurring headaches actually have migraines. And it's not normal to have headache and people who don't have migraine tend not to have headache. But, I'd say it's a quantitative difference where the severity of migraine is more severe than a typical headache.