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The scintillating scotoma without headache.

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Scintillating scotomas are frequently seen without an associated headache and in general should be considered a benign symptom. In this series of 10 patients with an age range from 25 to 72 years, there were 7 female and 3 male patients. With an average follow-up of 1 1/2 years there was no patient

Migrainous scintillating scotoma and headache is ocular in origin: A new hypothesis.

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Brain neuronal dysfunction has been implicated in pathogenesis of migraine but direct evidence is lacking. Scintillating scotoma of migraine is generally believed to originate at the visual cortex. While cortical spreading depression is a relatively late physiological alteration in migraine, its

Hemicrania Continua Associated with Classic Scintillating Scotoma.

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Hemicrania continua (HC) is a rare primary headache disorder, characterized by persistent unilateral pain associated with cranial autonomic symptoms and prompt response to indomethacin. While migrainous features (including aura) have been recognized in cluster headache, there have been only single

Post-traumatic headache with scintillating scotoma treated with phenytoin (Dilantin).

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A post-traumatic headache patient was experiencing "flashing lights" in her visual field that correlated with sharp waves on the EEG. Phenytoin markedly improved the symptoms. The value of the EEG in post-traumatic headaches is reviewed. The use of phenytoin in headache syndromes and in prevention

Transient visual disturbances in adolescents: migrainous feature or headache-accompanied phenomenon?

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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence, characteristics and clinical correlates of transient visual disturbances (TVDs) in adolescents with headaches. METHODS We surveyed headache-related TVDs in the past three months in two middle schools. All the ninth-grade students filled-in the questionnaires

[Aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery disclosed by unique hemianopic scotoma].

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We report the case of a 47-year-old man with an aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery revealed by lateral homonymous hemianopic non congruent scotoma. The aneurysm was successfully treated with interventional radiology procedures. In 10p. cent of cases, intracranial aneurysms present prior to

The usefulness of children's drawings in the diagnosis of headache.

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OBJECTIVE To determine whether drawings can aid in the differential diagnosis of headaches in children. METHODS Before taking any history, 226 children who were seen consecutively for the evaluation of headache were asked to draw a picture to show how their headache felt. The pictures were then

Sometimes Jello helps: perceptions of headache etiology, triggers and treatment in literature.

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Throughout history writers have attempted to describe the symptoms and evoke the misery of "a dismal headache." Writers from Plato to Stephen King have used the phenomenology of headache to illustrate their work. Lewis Carroll, for example, vividly describes the central scotoma, tunnel vision,

Migraine with aura: visual disturbances and interrelationship with the pain phase. Vågå study of headache epidemiology.

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In the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 1838 or 88.6% of the available 18-65-year-old inhabitants of the commune were included. Everyone was questioned and examined personally by the principal investigator (OS). There were 178 cases of various types of visual disturbances during the migraine

Retinal Migraine Headache

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Migraine is a common and well-documented disorder first described in 1882 by Dr. Galezowski. Ocular or retinal migraines are generally defined as a transient monocular scotoma or loss of vision which is accompanied or followed by a headache within 60 minutes of visual symptoms onset. In some cases

Increased frequency of headache and change in visual aura due to occipital cysticercus granuloma.

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Migraine is a common clinical disorder, quite disabling and affecting the quality of life in majority of patients. The visual aura is the commonest among all types of aura. Various types of migraine aura described in the literature are photopsia, fortification spectra, scotoma, visual distortion,

Late-life (migrainous) scintillating zigzags without headache: one person's 27-year experience.

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BACKGROUND Episodes of typical scintillating zigzags similar to the visual aura of migraine may occur without headache, especially after the age of 50. There is no record of one individual's long-term experience. UNASSIGNED This paper is a personal account of all 41 episodes of scintillating zigzags

[Localized glioma in the occipital lobe manifesting as scintillating scotoma: case report].

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An 11-year-old female presented with headache in May 1993. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging disclosed a small lesion (9 mm in diameter) in the left occipital lobe. No treatment was performed because the lesion was small. She subsequently developed frequent episodes of scintillating scotoma in the

Is there a correlation between spreading depression, neurogenic inflammation, and nociception that might cause migraine headache?

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The time course of propagation of scotoma and blood flow changes during migraine aura parallels the phenomenon of cortical spreading depression (CSD). It was proposed that CSD generates a sterile neurogenic inflammation in the meninges, which may then lead to the activation or sensitization of

Intracranial hypertension presenting with severe visual failure, without concurrent headache, in a child with nephrotic syndrome.

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BACKGROUND Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a condition typically characterised by headache, normal level of consciousness, papilloedema and raised cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Children often present with visual loss and atypical features of raised pressure, posing a diagnostic and

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