Migraine Headache Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

The following diseases should be ruled out in the diagnosis of migraine headache: 

• Brain abscess
• Central nervous system tumor
• Cerebral ischemic event
• Cluster headache
• Encephalitis
• Giant cell arteritis
• Hemicrania continua
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• Medication overuse headache
• Meningitis
• Sinusitis
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Subdural hematoma
• Tension-type headache
• Unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs)