An aura is a funny feeling that something is about to happen.ย With Migraines, it occurs just before or right at the start of the headache; it can last 5-10 minutes (there ae odd case reports of really long ones).ย With Epileptic Seizures, the aura occurs just before the seizure, and is much shorter.
Migraine auras tend to be strange lights or visual sensations, maybe numbness or tingling, less commonly word-jumbling, or involuntary movements. If a person with migraines has medications to stop the headache abruptly, itโs ideal to take them at the time of aura.
Seizure auras can be much more variable; below is a (long) list of possibilities:
| ……….Movements Lip smacking / Chewing Teeth clenching / grinding Tongue biting Uttering sounds / Slurred Speech Twitching / Shaking Drooling / Swallowing Breathing difficulty Eyelid fluttering Foot stomping / Hand waving Inability to move / Staring / Stiffening Tremors Walking, Running Undressing Screaming ……….Bodily Functions Incontinence Skin color changes Sweating Urge to urinate or defecate Racing heart / Palpitations | ……….Sensations Electric shocks Sound distortion Visual distortion / loss / blurring Spacial perception distortions Dizzy / Lightheaded / Spinning Tingling Tightness ……………Mental Altered perception of body size / weight Confusion Deja-vu / Jamais vu Psychic experience Racing thoughts Memory loss One side of body different than other Out-of-body experience Spacing out Time perception distortion x |
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