Migraine Aura Simulation

After years of trying to explain what the visual effects of Migraine aura look like, I finally tried to create a little movie simulation to help. This simulation isn't totally accurate, but it does convey something of the character of migraine aura, or at least the kind I experience. Perhaps this could be useful for others.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• migraine aura
• simulation
• movie
• aura
• Aura (symptom)
• scotoma
• ocular migraine
• visual migraine
• migraine vision
• Animation

[rushius]

My ones kind of flicker more than this and usually end up blocking out half my vision

[carlaluana]

Yes, this is the most accurate I have ever seen. It is awful when you have it the first time. Because you dont know what is going on.

Mine are not very often, it happens only once every two years. Wonder if there is a treatment...

[ainsiee]

Ugh, I get so many a week but only get the migraine pain once in a while since I'm on sandomigran. I hate these so much, mine starts small then gets bigger and turns into a c shape and starts moving to the left. And sometimes my hand looks sooo big or so long

[RdamNightmare]

Till it i mean!

[RdamNightmare]

I just had this!! But mine are with zig zaggy colours... Coming from the left in a moon shape n gets larger n larger till ill slowly disapears.. Its almost like splashy water with dancing lights in rainbow colours... Getting nocious and dizzy... And after that i get a terrible hugeee headache!!! Cant go into to bright light and loud sounds... Its a weird thing though...

[felishaforever]

FML im having one right now...:(

[no1griffster]

@no1griffster Silly that their is only 500 characters.... One of the headache was so bad I almost vomit for the pain (although missing school did help). Yea now the vision stuff is almost gone but the headache is still throbbing. no as bad though. I recommend that you see a doctor because there are about 6 different things with the same symptoms.God i hate headaches -.-

[no1griffster]

I got this right now and its been around 20-30 minutes I think its just starting to go away. I have noticed this only ever happens when I stay up late and then force my eyes open in the morning. or visa versa - early night but early morning. This has happen around 3-4 times by now. 2-3 of them have been when concentating on the computer - Instead of apearing out of nowhere mine gradually expand in a zigzag. also it it is always on the right side. Also 1/2 the time I experience aftermath headache

[pickettypixthatsme]

just had this for the first and hopefully last time today. It was almost entirely across my view and just like this depiction. So happy this was the diagnosis and nothing more serious,