Aura (symptom)
In neurology , perceptual disorders and affects , which are usually followed by an attack of migraines or epilepsy , are called aura . The aura is one of the numerous symptoms that are the same or at least very similar in both diseases, and in individual cases cannot easily be assigned to one or the other disease.
Some studies suggest that migraines and epilepsy are cerebral seizure disorders with possibly similar causes and that there are comparable and confusable clinical phenomena. According to epidemiological studies, they show an over-random comorbidity .
“Epilepsy and migraines can cause similar symptoms, especially in childhood. First and foremost, for example, the spreading sensitive sensations in a migraine accompagnée ("sans migraine") can often be difficult to differentiate from a sensitive Jackson attack in epilepsy ("march"). "
In migraines , a few seconds or an hour can elapse between the aura and the onset of the attack. In contrast, the aura of epilepsy is only felt shortly before an attack. Since those affected usually know the corresponding sensations, they can sometimes lie down on the floor in good time or give those present a sign.
An aura can be confused with panic , panic attacks , acute anxiety disorder, or a stroke ; this makes diagnosis difficult .
See also
literature
- T. Leniger, HC Diener: Migraine and. Epilepsy - a Link? In: Aktuel Neurol. , 1999, 26, pp. 116-120.
- Elisabeth B. Moosmann: Epilepsy and migraine: the connection is often underestimated. In: Dtsch Arztebl. , 2000, 97 (4), pp. A-185 / B-159 / C-154
- R. Ottman, RB Lipton: Comorbidity: Epilepsy and Migraine - An Unequal Couple. In: Neurology. , 1996, 47, pp. 918-991.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Marco Mumenthaler : Epilepsy and Migraine . In: Switzerland Med Forum No. 7 . February 13, 2002 ( medicalforum.ch [PDF; accessed on January 17, 2012]).
- ^ Stroke and Migraine. (No longer available online.) In: Better Health Channel, Government of Victoria Australia. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; Retrieved January 16, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Robin A. Hurley, Ronald Fisher, Katherine H. Taber Sudden Onset Panic: Epileptic Aura or Panic Disorder? neuro.psychiatryonline.org, accessed August 26, 2018
