Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review
Migraine, the most frequent neurological ailment, affects visual processing during and between attacks. Most visual disturbances associated with migraine can be explained by increased neural hyperexcitability, as suggested by clinical, physiological and neuroimaging evidence. Here, we review how sim...
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| description | Migraine, the most frequent neurological ailment, affects visual processing during and between attacks. Most visual disturbances associated with migraine can be explained by increased neural hyperexcitability, as suggested by clinical, physiological and neuroimaging evidence. Here, we review how simple (e.g., patterns, color) visual functions can be affected in patients with migraine, describe the different complex manifestations of the so-called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and discuss how visual stimuli can trigger migraine attacks. We also reinforce the importance of a thorough, proactive examination of visual function in people with migraine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-313870122d344990b2ab8eac8c4ad0172023-11-21T17:30:59ZengMDPI AGVision2411-51502021-04-01522010.3390/vision5020020Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative ReviewNouchine Hadjikhani0Maurice Vincent1Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USAEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USAMigraine, the most frequent neurological ailment, affects visual processing during and between attacks. Most visual disturbances associated with migraine can be explained by increased neural hyperexcitability, as suggested by clinical, physiological and neuroimaging evidence. Here, we review how simple (e.g., patterns, color) visual functions can be affected in patients with migraine, describe the different complex manifestations of the so-called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and discuss how visual stimuli can trigger migraine attacks. We also reinforce the importance of a thorough, proactive examination of visual function in people with migraine.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/5/2/20migraine auravisionAlice in Wonderland Syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Nouchine Hadjikhani Maurice Vincent Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review Vision migraine aura vision Alice in Wonderland Syndrome |
| title | Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | Visual Perception in Migraine: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | visual perception in migraine a narrative review |
| topic | migraine aura vision Alice in Wonderland Syndrome |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/5/2/20 |
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