Headaches for a person are a common thing. Surely everyone at least once in their life experienced an unpleasant, heavy feeling that occurs to the head. And these feelings are amplified at the moment when the head turns to the side or if you look at bright objects. Some people consider this a symptom of severe fatigue, others - ailments, but no one even suspects that in fact this is one of the common diseases that is difficult to diagnose and is called migraine. She has several forms, but most often there is migraine without an aura, or, as it is also called, a simple migraine. There are many types of diseases and methods for treating them. But first of all, you should find out how this disease is indicated in different classifications. For example, migraine without aura in the ICD code has G43.0. And although such a disease is almost not amenable to treatment, prophylactic measures and taking drugs that eliminate the onset of an attack should be constantly taken.
What does migraine mean without aura?
This is a very common disease that occurs in almost every fifth person. It has been developing since childhood and is observed mainly in the beautiful half of humanity. The main symptoms of migraine without aura begin to manifest between the ages of 23 to 35 years. Often, diseases remain without diagnosis, patients unsuccessfully try to drown out the headache with pills and other drugs that do not always eliminate the disease.
Pathogenesis
Pathogenesis itself is quite complex, it consists of a complex of different changes and reactions. Changes are taking place in brain tissue and blood vessels.
Migraines are characteristic:
- Reducing the gaps that feed the brain.
- Cells begin to respond inappropriately to the inner lining of the vessel.
- The tone of the neurons that the vessels feed on is getting out of control.
- Disrupted metabolic processes.
Such changes occur due to pathological narrowing of blood vessels in the brain, which causes ischemia, and then impulses appear, which ultimately leads to a headache.
Clinic
This type of migraine is characterized by severe pain. The main manifestation of these pains appears spontaneously and can last up to three days. Pain, mainly throbbing, usually appears in one part of the brain. Pain can intensify if a person looks at bright objects or lighting, hears loud noises or smells intense.
People suffering from hemiplegic migraine without an aura should avoid the hustle and stay in dark rooms with closed windows during an exacerbation. The bulk of patients at the time of the manifestation of the disease prefers to be in bed, since a horizontal position helps to reduce the intensity of pain.
The complexity of the diagnosis is due to the fact that similar symptoms are characteristic of many other diseases. That is why specialists have developed special criteria by which they determine the presence of migraine.
How do migraines differ?
Earlier it was said that migraine without aura is most common (in 80% of cases with headache). However, there are 20% of people who suffer from headaches with aura. What kind of disease is this?
Migraine with aura can manifest as one of the neurological symptoms.
- Often with a classic migraine with an aura, fog or blurred eyes appears.
- Visual jitter appears.
- Rarely, but there are times when patients complain of hallucinations.
- This migraine is often an independent disease, but hallucinations can become more frequent, the patient feels the same smells, which causes irritation.
Diagnostics
In order to make the patient the correct diagnosis, it is necessary to study the following symptoms:
- Headaches turn into routine, they can last from 4 to 72 hours.
- There is a feeling of nausea, there is a reaction to light and sound, which can even lead to vomiting.
- In one part of the head, pressure intensifies, and sharp pains during physical exertion become more noticeable.
If the patient had the above symptoms, this suggests that he suffers from a migraine without an aura.
Treatment methods
Patients often have a question about how it will be possible to stop a headache with migraine. This disease can be treated with the following drugs:
- Serotonin agonists.
- Drugs that do not have steroids in their composition: "Analgin", "Paracetamol", "Diclofenac".
- Means intended to combat seizures: valerianic acid, Topiramate, Carbamazepine.
- Antihypertensive drugs: Metoprolol, Atenolol, Verapamil.
- Mild antidepressants.
- Additional preparations or dietary supplements from natural mineral components.
In order for the treatment of migraine without aura (code in ICD-10 - G43.0.) To be truly effective, the doctor must conduct a full examination of the patient, establish all criteria for pain, collect an anamnesis and only then begin to combine the above funds. In this way, combinations can help the patient plan his day correctly and reduce the risk of a new relapse of such an unpleasant headache. Migraine is an extremely unpleasant sensation that interferes with the normal course of affairs, disrupts functionality, and causes difficulties in performing even simple work.
Relax and psychotherapy
Doctors often recommend not only medical treatment, but also send the patient for psycho- or relaxation therapy. These procedures help to relax and allow the nervous system to relax a bit. The use of such treatment methods contributes to a quick recovery, and if you also connect electrotherapy and hypnosis, you can achieve even more positive results. But it is worth considering that the use of exclusively hypnosis or electrotherapy will not bring any positive results, so it is necessary to combine non-traditional methods of treatment with traditional, medical means of combating the disease.
Preventative measures
Doctors say that timely preventive work with your body and preventing the occurrence of migraines is the best strategy to combat this ailment.
There is no specific, specific prevention of migraine. But all the means and methods of prevention lead to the normalization of the patient’s life cycle, the negative effects and factors that provoke the appearance of this disease are removed.
Many people think that proper nutrition is the key to good prevention, but in fact this exercise does not in any way affect the state of the brain. There is no evidence that foods in the diet affect migraines.
Prophylactic medications that are designed to relieve migraines are the most effective. Various observations and experiments were carried out where patients took the medicine for migraine. If you correctly draw up a regimen for taking this preventive medicine, then for a considerable time it will be possible to shift the development or relapse of migraine. Such measures will allow the patient for some time to forget about the symptoms of migraine without an aura.
What factors affect the appearance of migraine
Often, patients complain of migraines during the work process, for example, when they are very nervous at work. The stress that a person experiences leads to a disruption in the normal functioning of the nervous system, as a result of which migraine develops.
Often, migraines appear in people who do not follow the sleep schedule for a long time. In modern youth, lack of sleep is the main cause of migraine.
Some experts claim (although this is not confirmed by scientists) that excessive consumption of cheese, coffee and chocolate leads to the development of migraines. It is believed that this is because the components in these products in excess stimulate the brain.
Drinking excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages also entails the development of migraines without aura.
Visiting a bath for people with a tendency to migraines should also be extremely rare, since humidity and high temperature can cause pain.
If the room where the person is located is too stuffy, this can also lead to the development of headaches, which, in turn, can turn into migraines. Weather conditions are also important, because sometimes there are magnetic storms and eclipses that affect the human condition. For many people, migraine attacks begin precisely because of the changing weather.
Migraine self-control
Everyone is well aware that self-medication can be fatal to humans, which is why it is first necessary to consult a doctor. If you are already an experienced patient and know what migraine is and what medications doctors prescribe, you can also try alternative ways to combat the disease. There is no evidence that they are effective, but those patients who have tried this on their own claim that these methods work.
- In the fight against migraine, you can put a tight bandage on the head. This will create pressure and may cause the headache to disappear.
- The temporal artery should be pressed, which will reduce the pain of migraine, since during the attack it swells and pulsates.
- Often a cold compress or a cool shower is an effective tool that can relieve pain and save the patient from unbearable trials.
Migraine is a special disease that can both occur sharply and disappear if you get rid of its cause (irritant). It will also be possible to cope with migraines with the help of massage or psychotherapy. Often attacks disappear after the patient takes painkillers.