What is Basilar-type migraine?
{{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | image1 = Arteries beneath brain Gray closer.jpg | width1 = 232 | caption1 = ''Inferior view'' (from beneath) of the arteries which supply blood to the brain. Basilar-type migraines usually occur in the area supplied by the ''basilar artery'', but other parts of the brain outside of this area may also be affected. | image2 = Occipital region-sagittal view.gif | width2 = 202 | caption2 = The ''occipital region'' circled. The symptoms of a Basilar-type migraine often start here and/or may affect both sides of the brain at the same time. }} '''Basilar-type migraine''' is a type of [[migraine]] with [[Aura (symptom)|aura]] that causes a [[headache]] which usually starts in the ''[[Occipital lobe|occipital]] region'' which is in the lower back part of the [[brain]]. The [[Signs and symptoms (medicine)|symptoms]] that are believed to start in the [[Brain stem|brainstem]], occipital cortex, and [[cerebellum]] and the pain may affect both sides of the brain at the same time. Most people who have basilar-type migraine also have migraines with [[Aura (symptom)|aura]] without the basilar symptoms. This type of migraine is usually more common in young people between about 10–19 years of age. The word ''Basilar'' comes from the [[Middle French]] word ''basilaire'': of or related to the base. In [[medicine]] it usually refers to the base or bottom of a body part, especially the [[skull]].<ref>''Merriam-Webster'': [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ basilar]</ref> This is called 'basilar-type' because it was first described in the areas of the brain which receive [[blood]] from the basilar [[artery]], which includes most parts of the brain in the ''[[posterior fossa]]'' and also the [[Brain stem|brainstem]], which are in the lower, back part of the brain (occipital region). But it was later seen that it may also affect areas of the brain outside of the areas which receive blood from the basilar artery. There is no proof that pro