Editing Migraine (section)

===Differential diagnosis===
Other conditions that can cause similar symptoms to a migraine headache include [[temporal arteritis]], [[cluster headache]]s, [[acute glaucoma]], [[meningitis]] and [[subarachnoid hemorrhage]].<ref name=Gilmore2011/> Temporal arteritis typically occurs in people over 50 years old and presents with tenderness over the [[Temple (anatomy)|temple]], cluster headache presents with one-sided nose stuffiness, tears and severe pain around the [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbits]], acute glaucoma is associated with vision problems, meningitis with [[fever]]s, and subarachnoid hemorrhage with a very fast onset.<ref name=Gilmore2011/> [[Tension headaches]] typically occur on both sides, are not pounding, and are less disabling.<ref name=Gilmore2011/>

Those with stable headaches that meet criteria for migraine should not receive [[neuroimaging]] to look for other intracranial disease.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lewis DW, Dorbad D | title = The utility of neuroimaging in the evaluation of children with migraine or chronic daily headache who have normal neurological examinations | journal = Headache | volume = 40 | issue = 8 | pages = 629–32 | date = September 2000 | pmid = 10971658 | doi = 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.040008629.x | s2cid = 14443890 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Silberstein SD | title = Practice parameter: evidence-based guidelines for migraine headache (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | journal = Neurology | volume = 55 | issue = 6 | pages = 754–62 | date = September 2000 | pmid = 10993991 | doi = 10.1212/WNL.55.6.754 | doi-access = free | title-link = doi }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author = Medical Advisory Secretariat | title = Neuroimaging for the evaluation of chronic headaches: an evidence-based analysis | journal = Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series | volume = 10 | issue = 26 | pages = 1–57 | year = 2010 | pmid = 23074404 | pmc = 3377587 }}</ref> This requires that other concerning findings such as [[papilledema]] (swelling of the optic disc) are not present. People with migraine are not at an increased risk of having another cause for severe headaches.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}