Brainstem aura? I've had migraines since I was about 9. Light and sound sensitivity but no aura (at least to my recollection). Had to stop taking the pill when I was 18 because it triggered a 2 week long migraine. I always thought I had migraines without aura because I never had the visual aura and that's all any doctor asked me about.
Background Migraine with brainstem aura (MBA) is a rare subtype of migraine with aura that associates headache with paroxysmal episodes of ataxia, dysarthria, and diplopia among other symptoms attributed to brainstem involvement. The manifestation of this disease in the absence of typical aura symptoms (i.e., fully reversible visual, sensory
Brainstem aura is typically accompanied by classic aura symptoms such as flashing lights or pins and needles. Hemiplegic migraine Symptoms can range from weakness with numbness and tingling through to temporary paralysis in the arm and leg on one side of the body (6).
Among the 1355 patients with stroke mimics, migraine with aura was the final diagnosis in 36 patients (2.7%). The most common auras included sensory and brainstem auras followed by motor, visual, and speech/language auras. One patient manifested transient atrial fibrillation during the migraine attack, which can be a link with acute stroke.
migraine without aura. aura without headache. vestibular migraine. migraine with brainstem aura (basilar-type migraine) retinal migraine. hemiplegic migraine (and familial hemiplegic migraine) migraine with unilateral motor symptoms. menstrual migraine. In migraine with aura, there is a typical sequence of symptoms in four phases that any givenMigraine with brainstem aura (basilar migraine) People with this condition have unique aura symptoms. This is because their migraine involves the brainstem (the base of the brain). In addition to typical visual and sensory aura symptoms, people with migraine with brainstem aura can also have: Double vision. Trouble speaking. Ringing in the earsMigraine with brainstem aura may have brainstem-related symptoms, which should be distinguished from focal epileptic seizures. Our patient experienced altered levels of consciousness during headache episodes, and the abnormal EEG results led to misdiagnosis as epilepsy. 9MvJ.