Migraine with aura - what is this disease, the cause of the? Description, symptoms of the disease and prevention of migraine with aura
Migraine with aura, It occurs in about a quarter of all patients. Its feature is the emergence of 10-60 minutes before the painful episode of visual, olfactory, hearing, neurological disorders, called an aura. So patients can observe the aura of light flashes, colored spots in the field of view, increase the sensitivity to the olfactory and auditory stimuli.
Migraine with aura - Causes
Humanity is familiar with this disease for millennia, but until now scientists can not accurately answer the question about the reasons for its occurrence.
The most proven theory is a genetic predisposition to the disease.
Can provoke an attack of a huge number of factors. Stressful situations, severe mental and physical stress, weather changes, menstruation, lack of sleep - all this causes excruciating headache. Even some of the food in the list of possible reasons: cocoa, chocolate, cheese, tomatoes, citrus, celery, Red wine. Sometimes the perpetrators of the disease may become drugs: contraceptive drugs and tools, expanding blood vessels. Bright light, monitor or TV flickering, noise as "help" disease.
Biochemical aspects of migraine have been little studied, but it is known, that it is based on abnormal serotonin metabolism, katyekholaminov e gistamina.
Symptoms of migraine with aura
This type of migraine is associated with major symptom, - namely, violation of the organ of vision. This disorder may be different manifestations of:
- blind spots of various sizes, pulsating line;
- flickering lights;
- difficulty in focusing view;
- feeling, the man looks through a broken window.
This stage can last for several minutes or even hours. Moreover, the symptoms are often related in both eyes. Although sometimes a person thinks, that such effects he sees only one eye. Not so often disrupted the work of other bodies. Such disorders are rarely a symptom - they are often accompanied by visual defects. The most frequent problems in this case include tingling. They usually occur in the fingers, then spread on the hand and reach language and one half of the face. At the foot of anything like this usually does not happen.
Migraine with aura - Diagnosis
The patient should at least be identified by 2 criteria of points 2 and 3.
The aura must be at least one of the characteristics:
- after passing the aura visual disturbances (Flash, score, lines, circles before my eyes);
- disappearing after a tactile sensation of the aura (tingling, numbness);
- speech disorders after the aura completely disappear.
The aura has a minimum 2 symptoms:
- visual and tactile signs are always the same before the attacks;
- aura symptoms develop gradually;
- the duration of each of the symptoms 5-60 minutes.
Migraine with aura - Patient action
Migraine with aura - it is a very serious pathology, which is associated with discomfort and can have very dangerous consequences. Because it is important to time to see a doctor, which will put the correct diagnosis and select the right treatment.
Treatment of migraine with aura
Migraine refers to those diseases, which are difficult to therapy.
Treatment is aimed at preventing attacks or mitigation of their course. Drugs used:
- analgesics
- anticonvulsants
- antidepressants
- ergot medicines
- serotonin agonists
- Calcium channel blockers
As used in complex treatment of magnesium preparations, vitamins, drug plants.
Migraine with aura - Complications
Migraine with aura - it is a very dangerous disease, because it greatly increases the risk of developing these serious pathologies, as heart attack and stroke.
Prophylaxis of migraine with aura
Prevention is to identify the factors, cause seizures, maximizing their elimination. Failure to take drugs, Smoking Area, compliance with continuous operation of the day, avoidance of excessive physical and mental stress, stress can significantly reduce the frequency of migraine.
