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Scintillating scotoma

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usually begins as a spot of flickering light near or in the center of the visual field, which prevents vision within the scotoma area. It typically affects both eyes, as it is not a problem specific to one eye. The affected area flickers but is not dark. It then gradually expands outward from the
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As the scotoma area expands, some people perceive only a bright flickering area that obstructs normal vision, while others describe seeing various patterns. Some describe seeing one or more shimmering arcs of white or colored flashing lights. An arc of light may gradually enlarge, become more
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to migraine, then without migraine later in life. Typically the scotoma resolves spontaneously within the stated time frame, leaving no subsequent symptoms, though some report fatigue, nausea, and dizziness as sequelae.
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It may be difficult to read and dangerous to drive a vehicle while the scotoma is present. Normal central vision may return several minutes before the scotoma disappears from
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Sufferers can keep a diary of dates on which the episodes occur to show to their physician, plus a small sketch of the anomaly, which may vary between episodes.
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A depiction of a scintillating scotoma that was almost spiral-shaped, with distortion of shapes but otherwise melting into the background similarly to the
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A depiction of a scintillating scotoma that was almost spiral-shaped, with distortion of shapes but otherwise melting into the background similarly to the
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initial spot. Vision remains normal beyond the borders of the expanding scotoma(s), with objects melting into the scotoma area background similarly to the
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Gardner-Medwin AR (December 1981). "Possible roles of vertebrate neuroglia in potassium dynamics, spreading depression and migraine".
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Symptoms typically appear gradually over 5 to 20 minutes and generally last less than 60 minutes, leading to the headache in classic
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at the back of the brain, not in the eyes nor any component thereof, such as the retinas. This is a different disease from
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Artist's depiction of a scintillating scotoma, exhibiting a flashing visual pattern similar to
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patterns used on ships in World War I. Others describe patterns within the arc as resembling
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area with distortion of shapes but otherwise melting into the background similarly to the
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Maggioni, Ferdinando; Toldo, Giulia; Terrin, Alberto; Mainardi, Federico (January 2019).
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Grosberg, Brian M.; Solomon, Seymour; Lipton, Richard B. (2005). "Retinal migraine".
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Flickering animation of a scintillating scotoma, where the scintillations were of a
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Christine A. C. Wijman; Philip A. Wolf; Carlos S. Kase; Margaret Kelly-Hayes;
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In teichopsia, migraine sufferers see patterns in the shape of the walls of a
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triggers for migraines involving stress or foods, or bright lights. While
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pattern starting in the center of vision, surrounded by a somewhat larger
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The visual anomaly results from abnormal functioning of portions of the
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Ekbom, Karl (July 1974). "Migraine in Patients with Cluster Headache".
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An artist's depiction of a scintillating scotoma with a bilateral arc
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Hadjikhani N, Sanchez Del Rio M, Wu O, et al. (10 April 2001).
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of a castle or fort seen from above. It also can resemble the
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described the condition in the 18th century and called it
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pattern, sometimes called a fortification spectrum (i.e.
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Example of a scintillating scotoma, as may be caused by
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Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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(ed.). 413:with aura, or resolving without consequence in 2874: 1321: 260:obvious, and may take the form of a definite 215:, which originates in the eyeball or socket. 8: 2388:Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia 1716:Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy 1012:Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain 843:"Loud Noises, Bright Lights, and Migraines" 617: 615: 613: 611: 2881: 2867: 2859: 2822: 2586: 2375: 2366: 2244: 2231: 2218: 1825: 1643: 1634: 1621: 1372: 1363: 1350: 1328: 1314: 1306: 1206: 824:"Scintillating Scotoma (Migraine Scotoma)" 810:"Scintillating Scotoma (Migraine Scotoma)" 44: 21: 1185:. Springer Science & Business Media. 1161: 1151: 986: 880: 231:Many variations occur, but scintillating 542:. Harvard Medical School. 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(19 July 2017). 585:10.1093/acref/9780199557141.001.0001 16:Visual aura associated with migraine 2319:non-arteritic anterior (NAION) 2156:Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy 2191:Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis 148:Persistent aura without infarction 14: 3019:Visual disturbances and blindness 1919:Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy 767:Current Pain and Headache Reports 2024:Central retinal artery occlusion 934:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00160.x 604:– via oxfordreference.com. 358: 338: 315: 2029:Branch retinal artery occlusion 1758:Terrien's marginal degeneration 2937:Blue field entoptic phenomenon 2059:Bietti's crystalline dystrophy 2019:Central retinal vein occlusion 1748:Pellucid marginal degeneration 1182:A Dictionary of Hallucinations 1: 2112:Vitelliform macular dystrophy 2003:Posterior vitreous detachment 1869:Persistent pupillary membrane 380:cortical spreading depression 126:Cortical spreading depression 55:cortical spreading depression 2599:Leber's congenital amaurosis 2510:Internuclear ophthalmoplegia 2201:Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease 2186:Persistent fetal vasculature 2117:Leber's congenital amaurosis 1179:Blom, Jan Dirk, ed. (2009). 1132:Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 891:10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819a6f65 869:The Clinical Journal of Pain 540:Brigham and Women's Hospital 2988:Cosmic ray visual phenomena 1398:Meibomian gland dysfunction 3050: 2122:Birdshot chorioretinopathy 2096:Central serous retinopathy 1914:Focal choroidal excavation 1787:Corneal neovascularization 1604:Subconjunctival hemorrhage 573:Concise Medical Dictionary 2983:Afterimage on empty shape 2834: 2821: 2589: 2505:Convergence insufficiency 2378: 2247: 2230: 2217: 2146:Primary juvenile glaucoma 1991:Cytomegalovirus retinitis 1633: 1620: 1406: 1362: 1349: 1340:Diseases of the human eye 779:10.1007/s11916-005-0035-2 649:Lee, Ann (11 July 2022). 438:. 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Index


cortical spreading depression
Specialty
Neurology
Neuro-ophthalmology
Symptoms
Aura
nausea
dizziness
brain fog
Complications
Migraine
Cortical spreading depression
Risk factors
Differential diagnosis
Persistent aura without infarction
Retinal migraine
migraine triggers
Prognosis
Artist's depiction of a Scintillating scotoma, exhibiting a flashing visual pattern similar to Dazzle camouflage used during WWI.
dazzle camouflage
aura
Hubert Airy
migraine headache
acephalgically
retinal migraine

scotoma
physiological blind spot
acephalgic migraine

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