Abdominal migraine in adults. Case reports.

The association between headache and gastrointestinal symptoms is typical of migraine and useful for diagnosis. Diagnosis is difficult when migraine consists only of gastrointestinal symptoms without headache. In such a situation differential diagnosis is very widespread, sometimes implying diagnostic and therapeutic delays with unpleasant consequences for the patient and embarrassment for the physician. We report on the troubled clinical history of three adults with abdominal equivalents.