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Scintillating Scotoma

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Scintillating scotoma is the most common visual Aura (symptom) preceding migraine and was first described by 19th century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903). It is often confused with ocular migraine which originates in the eyeball or socket... Read more on Wikipedia

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to get the scintillating scotoma associated with migraine,...
03/25/2013
...of my seizures (grand mals), I used to get the scintillating scotoma associated with migraine, but no headache. I just assumed they were migraines anyway, ...had the scintillating scotoma again ...  (from www.coping-with-epilepsy.com)  Read full post
ocular migraines, the scintillating scotoma kind (sparklies...
02/16/2013
I have had both kinds of ocular migraines, the scintillating scotoma kind (sparklies that expand in a ring and go away after 20 minutes) and the gray veil over half the vision (that goes away in...  (from boards.straightdope.com)  Read full post
sleep, I also suffer from scintillating scotoma , dont know...
03/04/2012
...now 63 I have had 3 or 4 seizures each when alcohol withdrawal was involved, also lack of sleep, I also suffer from scintillating scotoma , dont know what causes it , have learned...  (from ehealthforum.com)  Read full post
had done of 'fortification spectra' were pretty...
04/10/2012
...had been! That video someone made as well as some drawings people had done of 'fortification spectra' were pretty much exactly what I had experienced. It's interesting if you read...  (from www.disboards.com)  Read full post
gaps in my vision (scintillating scotoma) so I can relate...
09/19/2012
I have large gaps in my vision (scintillating scotoma) so I can relate to your door issues, Max. I've crashed into doors and walked straight into a ladder one night because it was fully...  (from www.treatingyourself.com)  Read full post
the same for scintillating scotoma, synesthesia, neuralgia,...
03/02/2013
...to me what attentional awareness is. Then do the same for scintillating scotoma, synesthesia, neuralgia, Capgras, phantom limb, color blindness, blindness!, etc....  (from www.rationalskepticism.org)  Read full post
just once, with the scintillating scotoma and grayed out...
06/04/2012
...a migraine, but now I am wondering...I too have had a painless optical migraine but just once, with the scintillating scotoma and grayed out blind spot. It was actually pretty...  (from www.mdjunction.com)  Read full post
had auras (the scintillating scotoma kind), but rarely...
09/21/2012
...wrong. I occasionally had auras (the scintillating scotoma kind), but rarely did the aura come with the pain - they were ...things. I've only had one migraine since going gluten-free,...  (from www.celiac.com)  Read full post
I hate the scintillating scotoma - always makes...
05/22/2011
...light effect is called scintillating scotoma or fortification spectra. See ...again!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillating_scotoma I hate the scintillating scotoma - always makes me...  (from www.mvertigo.org)  Read full post
had the shimmering Scintillating Scotoma while praying....
12/07/2011
...too. While I've had it rarely since age 10, I lately have had the shimmering Scintillating Scotoma while praying. That is, after an hour or so of staring at a...  (from ehealthforum.com)  Read full post