Table 2 Migrainoid features
From: Is painful temporomandibular disorder a real headache for many patients?
Pattern of headache | Pulsating headache |
Moderate to severe pain intensity | |
Attack duration | 4-72 hours |
Aura: temporary disturbances before the migraine pain | Visual sign, speech or language difficulty |
Muscle weakness, numbness or tinging sensation on the face and limbs | |
Accompanying symptoms | Nausea and/or vomiting |
Sensitivity to light, sound or smell | |
Physical activity | Pain gets worse with physical movement |
Cutaneous allodynia | Pain when hair brushing, head massage, wearing eyeglasses, shaving, exposure to heat or cold |
Cranial autonomic features | Lacrimation, conjunctival injection, facial swelling, rhinorrhoea, nasal congestion, ptosis |
