What is Migraine Headaches

Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on o...

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What is Aura?
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I was told by someone here that I might have migraines with "Aura but I don't know what that is,
Can someone help me out?
Posted on 07/04/09, 09:07 am
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Reply #1 - 07/04/09  11:21am
" About 15% of migraine sufferers have a warning that migraine pain is coming on. They experience a change in brain function called an aura. It is usually a visual symptom, such as an arc of sparkling (scintillating) zig-zag lines or a blotting out of vision or both. But any other brain-related symptom may occur, such as numbness of one side of the face and hand, weakness, unsteadiness, or altered consciousness. I have aura but rarely have pain............ "
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Reply #2 - 07/04/09  1:40pm
" Thank you! I have sparkles, black and white lines, the smell of chlorine and double vision, sometimes my left eye bulges and then I get the pain or sometimes simotaneously. "

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