Migraine with aura
Patients with migraine with aura will at times experience neurologic symptoms such as visual changes or paresthesia prior to onset of the headache phase of their attack.
Ocular migraine is just another way of saying migraine with visual aura. This means that specific individual has migraine, but also has associated visual aura symptoms as a part of their migraine episodes. This is in contrast to someone that has migraine without visual aura – this would be someone that has migraines, but does NOT have the associated visual aura phase of the migraine episode. Both scenarios are migraine, but the “ocular” migraine comes in if that person has a visual aura associated with their migraine attacks. The good news is that treating ocular migraine is no different than treating any other “type” of migraine. The treatments for prevention and acute management of migraine is the same regardless of if you have aura or not.
Migraine aura can also be sensory with symptoms described as numbness or tingling in the arms, legs, or face. Migraine aura can be very scary and incredibly debilitating for many that suffer from it. It is important to talk with your doctor if you think you might be experiencing a migraine aura to discuss any further testing and treatment options.
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