Mnemonic for Migraine characteristics
Migraine pain is POUNDing
- Pulsatile quality
- Onset and duration <72 hrs
- Unilateral
- Nausea and vomiting
- Disabling intensity – suffers often have to sit in a dark, quiet room
Another Mnemonic
EAT FUN"
- Episodic
- Aura-zig zag lines
- Throbbing headache
- Family history/ Fotophobia (photophobia)
- Unilateral
- Nausea and vomiting
