Signs of Migraine That Don't Include the Usual Headaches

Weakness As A Migraine Symptom

Many patients who suffer from migraines complain of headaches and pain. However, weakness is an uncommon symptom among them. Still, some patients have reported feeling weak during a migraine, and on rare occasions, have reported feeling paralysis in limbs. In a study among forty-seven patients in 1992, thirteen percent reported weakness in their limbs, and eleven percent reported lack of control of their arms and legs. Weakness and paralysis can be either localized or generalized. The term localized means that the pain is felt in a specific location or muscle, whereas generalized is weakness or paralysis within a small region of the body or a limb such as an arm or leg.