Migrainous Visual Auras: A Life History

We document, as an autobiographical case report, a 72‐year history of migraine and its changing nature. Minor neurological events have waxed and waned, causing repeated searches for pathology, but instead reconfirming an intact central nervous system. In this case it appears that visual migraine aur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Headache 2007-01, Vol.47 (1), p.123-127
Hauptverfasser:	Reinecke, Robert D., Silberstein, Stephen D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences changing visual aura cyclical visual aura intensities and frequencies Disease Progression Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences migraine visual aura Migraine with Aura - diagnosis Migraine with Aura - physiopathology Nervous system Neurology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prognosis Remission, Spontaneous Toxicity: nervous system and muscle Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	We document, as an autobiographical case report, a 72‐year history of migraine and its changing nature. Minor neurological events have waxed and waned, causing repeated searches for pathology, but instead reconfirming an intact central nervous system. In this case it appears that visual migraine auras do not reflect severity of pathology. Visual auras of migraine are cyclical in frequency and intensity and may have remissions as long as 15 years.
ISSN:	0017-8748 1526-4610
DOI:	10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00625.x