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Can someone tell me the difference between a TIA and the prodromal symptoms of a migraine?
I asked my doctor this at least a decade ago and she said you couldn’t tell. Has that changed in recent years? Also, if you get the classic numbing, auras and sensitivity to light, but never get the migraine pain, does that always mean it’s a TIA?
In either case, can anything be done? I am noticing little micro-stroke type of damage on my face, like one side is droopier than the other, and it seems to be the side that gets numb most often. That scares me into thinking what I’ve been writing off as avoided migraines for these past years has been something more serious. The numbness and other symptoms only last for a short while, just as they did when I got them before a painful migraine. Now I just don’t get the pain.
I don’t need to know what to do for migraine pain anymore. I know what OTC meds can control that enough for me. I apologize if I’m spelling or using prodromal incorrectly. I mean the warning signs.
I know the pain category isn’t the best place for this, but there is no neurological category.
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- Cranky MechanicLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
My mother just this past week went to the ER because she was showing what we thought were signs of a TIA (headache, sudden personality change). Fortunately she was diagnosed as NOT having a TIA. However, the signs of a TIA are usually similar to the beginning of a migraine. They had to do a neurological exam as well as a CAT scan to tell that it wasn't a TIA, and it took a MRI the next day to confirm it. The neurologist said that repeated TIAs rarely affect the same general area, whereas a migraine usually (if your are a frequent sufferer) presents in the same spot over and over. TIAs also often present as multi-symptom, not just a pain and a following numbness, but sparks in the vision, strange odors, weakness in a whole limb, personality change, memory problem, etc. It would be most rare to have TIAs keep affecting the same area (like part of your face). Of course there are many other neurological events that could result in headaches and numbness.
The only way to tell the difference for sure is a MRI and maybe other tests, which might be difficult to convince a regular doctor to have performed. If you have any doubts at all, you should ask for a reference to a neurologist and let them sort it out. It's the only way you'll get more than vague online answers.
Source(s): Personal experience and I read a medical book on introductory neurology once. - Anonymous5 years ago
Well i've been watching sister sister since forever so i can pretty much tell them apart. I would say Tamera is the one with the mole but if you're lookin at them on TV u cant see a mole. So you basically gotta look at pictures of them cuz you can tell the difference by lookin at them.
