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A 42 year old female with multiple health events since birth

I have been given this case to solve, in an attempt to understand the concept of "patient clinical data analysis" to progress my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and to come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan. You can find the entire real patient clinical problem in this link below: https://classworkdecjan.blogspot.com/2019/05/42-f-with-severe-regular-edema-with_17.html?m=1 Following is my analysis of the patient's problem: The problems in order of priority i found are: Headaches Swelling Left side weakness Sleep deprivation Fatigue And the reason for the problem: 1. HEADACHES - Onset of severe headaches at the age of 2. - Became worse with menses at age 14. - Over time, attacks increased in severity. - They are preceded by aura ( mainly visual ) MIGRAINE - Migraine headache is episodic and 20% are classical - associated with aura. Diagnostic Criteria for Migraine [1]      A. At least 5 at