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Arch Neurol. 2004;61:1464-1465.

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A 29-year-old woman presented for evaluation of visual phenomena. Her family history is positive for complex migraines in her mother and sisters. Her first migrainous symptom occurred at age 20 when she noted that the "words on [the] page went circular." This lasted 15 minutes without any accompanying headache. She did well until 3 years ago when a variety of visual phenomena developed, especially in the winter, that lasted anywhere from 10 minutes to longer if untreated. Her symptoms included seeing shimmering lights or lines on the snow or in the sky (Figure, A and C) and shimmering "orbs" in the sky (Figure, D). These occurred mostly in sunlight and sometimes caused anxiety and vomiting, but they also occurred when it was not sunny. She also developed symptoms with her eyes closed such as a burst of flashing lights. These symptoms could be aborted with sumatriptin . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD

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