Migraine Pain Location and Measures of Healthcare Use and Distress: An Observational Study.
Elizabeth W LoderEmma WeizenbaumDonald GiddonPublished in: Pain research & management (2018)
Although unilateral pain location can be helpful in making a migraine diagnosis, it does not appear to have additional clinical implications. Additionally, its absence does not rule out a diagnosis of migraine since more than half of migraineurs have bilateral head pain.