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Mixed tension migraine

Alternative Names: Headache - mixed tension migraine Symptoms: Symptoms associated with mixed tension-migraine headache may include: headache on one or both sides throbbing dull, tight or band-like sensation pain varies in intensity from annoying to incapacitating may be aggravated by routine physical activity nausea or vomiting sensitivity to light or sound visual scintillations may last from 4-72 hours, however, may evolve into chronic daily headache irritability, depression sluggishness numbness, tingling, weakness neck pain Signs and tests: Text Continues Below It is important to have a full medical and neurological evaluation if: Headaches have just started to occur regularly The intensity or symptoms of the headache are different from your previous experience of common headaches Based on the history of your symptoms and a physical examination, a physician will decide whether you should be treated for migraine-tension headache, or whether further evaluation to rule out other causes of headache is necessary. These tests may include: a head and or neck CT or MRI blood tests lumbar puncture (spinal tap)

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