Basic Summary for Classic migraine

Main name of condition: Classic migraine
Other names or spellings: Migraine with aura, Classical migraine

What is Classic migraine?
  Brief description of Classic migraine: Migraine headaches usually preceded by an aura.
  Parent types of Classic migraine: Migraine, Head Conditions
  Organs Affected by Classic migraine: head

What are the symptoms of Classic migraine?
  Duration of Classic migraine: 1-2 days in some cases
  Duration of Classic migraine: An attack lasts 1 to 2 pain-wracked days.¹
  Symptoms of Classic migraine: see symptoms of Classic migraine

Society issues for Classic migraine
Hospitalization statistics for Classic migraine: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Classic migraine:

0.006% (708) of hospital consultant episodes were for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
71% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
78% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (1,589) of hospital bed days were for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS

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