A 56 year old lady has developed severe right sided headache which worsens whenever she comes to bright light since the last 4 days. She feels nauseated, but doesn’t vomit. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 56 year old lady has developed severe right sided headache which worsens whenever she

comes to bright light since the last 4 days. She feels nauseated, but doesn’t vomit. What is the

most likely diagnosis?

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waelhammad

2022-10-30

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The key is C. Migraine. [This is migraine with aura. Criteria of migraine without aura: ≥5 headaches

lasting 4-72 hours + nausea/vomiting (or photo/phono-phobia) + any 2 of: i) unilateral ii) pulsating iii)

worsen by routine activity].

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