"Here's What A Migraine Aura Really Looks Like" - Cory Stieg and Jimmy Simpson
A migraine is not just a headache — it's a complete assault on your brain that can hijack your vision, pummel your head, and send your stomach into revolt. And a headache is just one part of that. When someone experiences a visual aura, it's because the "electrical storm" is passing through your occipital lobe in your brain, which is the part that controls your vision, explains Mark Green, MD, director of the Center for Headache and Pain Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "Visual auras are the most common [type of aura], but they can involve sensation and speech as well," Dr. Green says.
- Mark Green, MD, Professor, Neurology, Headache, Rehabilitation Medicine, Anesthesiology, Director, Center for Headache and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai