Visual phenomenon as part of the migraine syndrome.Literature review

Abstract

Among the multiple symptoms, usuallyaccompaning , the migraine episodes, there are the visualsymptoms, which account for the highest incidence. Thesesymptoms may or may no be accompanied by headache.These symptoms can be located into a specifi c migrainesyndrome, such as “ migraine with aura”, “aura without migraine”,,“retinal migraine” and the “ophthalmoplegic migraine”.Inthis article we provide a topic review, as well as the diagnostic criteria and the management of this entity.

Keywords

• Retinal migraine
• ophthalmoplegic migraine
• aura
• visual symptoms
• differential diagnoses