Hemiplegic Migraine Defined

Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) is a rare, neurological disease. HM is classified as migraine with aura accompanied by motor weakness. When a hemiplegic migraine attack occurs, the person can experience a variety of symptoms ranging in severity and lasting in duration from a few minutes to months.

Symptoms can include visual disturbances, sensory loss, weakness to paralysis on one-side of the body, confusion, speech difficulty, impaired consciousness, coma, memory loss, as well as several other symptoms.[/box]