Seizure aura migraines
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The video EEG will be able to help differentiate btween the migraine aura or an underlying epileptic aura. The presence of spikes and waxing and waning patterns may suggest a migraine aura.A migraine aura may sometimes present with spike activities almost smilar to a seizure. However ,EEG reading is a complex procedure that requires an expert to properly diagnose the underlying diagnosis.
I have suffered with Aura and cluster migraines since I was 15. I have now been diagnosed with Complicated migraines at the age of 34 with the last one lasting over 100hrs. I have never said things that would get me in trouble the only thing would be is that I might have been talking funny because I sometimes get the stroke like symptoms when I am having one or I sound confused.
To me this doesnt make sense at all and there is obviously more that we dont know. Thats just my opinion.
Turns out, migraines are a type of seizure disorder, but only about 10% of migraineurs have motor manifestations; usually it only disrupts electrical impulses in neurons modulating pain. Sometimes this is called a Basilar Migraine because of the part of the brain where the electrical activity begins. Do you usually get the headache on the same side or does it change? Either way, your symptoms are consistent with prodrome for this type of migraine.
What are the chances of it being migraines? or seizures? What if these go untreated, what could the negative effect be?
But from a couple of days i have been seeing visual aura which is assosiated with migraines without any pain in only my left eye. The aura lasts only for 10 min everyday and then dissapears. I just had my eyes dialated by an opthamologist and she said that my eyes were perfect. Do you probably know whats causing these symptoms out of the blue.
Probably the heart monitor gives the most value: eg, a way to indicate the number of episodes in a single day and the severity/length/type (eg partial, tonic-clonic, myoclonic, absence: I get all of these and it is important to note the difference. and their placement in time relative to each other.
The relationship between migraine and epilepsy is poorly understood but is thought migraine can infrequently represent a type of aura or warning that one is about to have a seizure. That said, obviously not everyone with migraine headaches is having an aura or is at risk for seizure, however the seizures do occur somewhat more in patients with migraine and visa versa.
I would try to see a neurologist as soon as your able.
Hello, I have been experiencing migraines for years. The doctors have tried the anti-seizure meds on me but I don't tolerate them. My doctor won't let me take beta blockers because of a severe reaction to them. I currently am on amitriptyline, but it doesn't prevent them well. I currently take relpax and it does well, but it's not a preventive and they only want me to take it 3 times a week and I'm having daily migraines. I would appreciate any info on other preventives!
The true migraines with aura though mostly only come through the food triggers. Anyway, all of this became more clear to me as I kept careful notes (recommended to do so by a headache clinic I began going to.). For true migraines, they do make medication you can take when get the signal one is coming on. When I had my migraines (very infrequent now that I know triggers to avoid), they took me OUT. I was out flat for anywhere from 8 to 24 hours. I hope that doesn't happen to you.
I'm a 24 yo male. 6' 2", 170 lbs. In 'good health'. On random (no pattern) I will experience a wave of dizziness and racing heart that makes me feel unsteady but this is more of the "aura" before I experience an "episode".
History of migraines(pain), scoliosis, osteoarthritis in cervical spine, and epilepsy.
Episode Symptoms:
Fast onset, lasting time 40s-2min. Sense of time is altered, hard to concentrate or focus/answer simple questions.
Thanks for the helpfulness. My OB does know about my seizure history and I have a scheduled viisit with her tomorrow and of course lots of questions for her. I was able to check my blood sugar once, but I would like her to check that and to see what she thought we should do.
As far as the headaches...they aren't bad. I've never had a migraine. I've always had sinus headaches and frankly I think these headaches are from the vision.
I do get migraines but do not get classic migraines w/ aura. No history of classic migraines makes migraine a less likely cause of neurological symptoms. Also, it is possible for aura symptoms to last for up to a week in a condition called "prolonged aura." Aura lasting longer than one week is highly unusual, therefore if you have symptoms that last longer than a week at a time it is even more unlikely that it is being caused by migraine (or aura without migraine).
s I got migriane headaches and aura, sometimes aura only or both or just migraine. So I was put on Imitrex. This has helped a lot with the pain. But you can't take it more than twice a week or you get rebound migraine. This year I have started to get a lot of visuals, double vision, vertigo that comes on suddenly and I fall, part of my vision was black out for about 30 seconds and flying yellow lights in addition to the migraine headaches.
It could be a prolonged aura without migraine, aka complicated migraine. I have a prolonged aura in my right eye, I have had this with and without headache for a year and a half. I get a sparkler effect of flashing bright siler lights in the right peripheral visual field. It is very annoying. I see a Neurologist at a headache clinic to treat this.
my wife was suffering with migraines for several years, but as of late she went thru a spell where she would [for lack of a better word ] blank out and her eyes would glaze over and she would be gone for several minutes completly nonresponsive. we spent night in hospital under dr care, mri's are clear , eeg's clear. xrays of upper back and chest are clear, but the episodes are still continuing. there is also some upper back aches between the shoulder blades.
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