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Aura
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Aura
by KarryO, Feb 12, 2004 12:00AM
I have recently been diagnosed with migraines with aura and graves disease. My question is I do not always have migraines with the aura. I am getting the aura, colored, squiggly lines, sometimes prism looking, my vision goes dark, I have a hard time seeing. These episodes last sometimes between 30-40 minutes and other times just about 15 minutes. Many times I have no headache at all after the aura is over. Is this the "norm" with people who have these episodes? Thank you.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-CS, Feb 12, 2004 12:00AM
It is not uncommon to have an aura without the headache. However, if this is happening the majority of the time, I would want to make sure that the migraine diagnosis is correct. If you have not had a MRI of the brain, it would be reasonable to exclude other conditions. Good luck.
