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How do you treat migraine with aura?
Migraine with aura is treated the same way as Migraine without aura.
What is treatment for a migraine aura?
There is no treatment for the aura, but some treatments such as carbon dioxide inhalation during/just after the aura can prevent the migraine from coming on in about half the patients.
Which individuals suffer from migraine hallucinations?
So-called Migraine hallucinations are known as Migraine aura. Those with the diagnosis of Migraine with Aura may experience sensory hallucinations with their attacks that include the aura phase.
How many types of Migraine are there?
There are at least 5 different types of migraines: food induced (especially related to gluten), withdrawal migraines (related to caffeine or alcohol withdrawal), weather-related migraines, scent-triggered migraines, and migraines triggered by smaller headaches. Learn more about all of these types of migraines and how to prevent them here: http://typesofmigraines.com/
What can cause you have loss of vision for a short period of time with migraine?
During certain types of migraine headaches there are 4 phases. Prodrome, Aura, Pain, Postdrome. During the Aura phase some people experience an "aura" as flashing lights or loss of peripheral vision. Some people have a greying out or blacking out of vision nearly entirely. Migraine is a neurological problem, beginning with a change in the electrical activity in the brain. Scientists are still not sure exactly what causes aura, but they believe it may have something to do with this electrical activity and the change in blood flow which happens in the brain during a migraine attack. While most people experience aura as short duration right before the headache begins, others continue to experience the aura during or after the pain is over.
Did Picasso suffer from migraine?
It is unknown whether Picasso truly suffered Migraine with aura, however it is assumed that his painting style evolved from his experience with Migraine aura.
What causes optic migraine?
There is no such headache classification as an Optic Migraine. You are most likely referring to Migraine with Aura.
What do you do if migraines do something to your eye?
A Migraine that affects your vision is usually a Migraine with aura. Aura usually lasts a short time (minutes to hours) and reverses itself when the Migraine resolves. An aura that does not resolve itself is a reason to see a doctor as soon as possible.
What causes an aura?
An aura is a sensory disturbance that signals the onset of a migraine or seizure. It is believed to be caused by changes in brain activity that affect the way nerve cells communicate. These changes can trigger visual, sensory, or motor symptoms before the onset of the migraine headache or seizure.
What causes complex migraine?
Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease - it is caused by genetics. Complex Migraine is an old term no longer used nor recognized by the International Headache Society's ICHD-II. It means Migraine with Aura when the aura has symptoms that may be stroke-like.
What is aura regarding seizures?
Many people with Epilepsy experience an aura before a seizure starts. An aura is normally a sensation that a seizure is potentially coming, or the first stage of a seizure. Sometimes nothing happens after the aura and a full seizure does not actually happen. The nature of an aura can vary from person to person.
What are kaleioscope migraine?
There is currently no existing diagnosis of kaleidoscope Migraine, however a type of Migraine known as Migraine with Aura may involve visual "hallucinations" that may be kaleidoscopic in nature.
