Persistent positive visual phenomena in migraine

• DOI: 10.1212/wnl.45.4.664
• Publication Date: 2012-05-13T13:15:41Z
• Authors: G. T. Liu; N. J. Schatz; S. L. Galetta; N. J. Volpe; F. Skobieranda; G. S. Kosmorsky
• Keywords: Migraine Disorders

Article abstract-Ten patients with migraine developed persistent positive visual phenomena lasting months to years. The complaints were similar in their simplicity and involvement of the entire field usually consisted diffuse small particles such as TV static, snow, lines ants, dots, rain. Neurologic ophthalmologic examinations normal, EEGs normal eight tested. MRI was all except one who had nonspecific biparietal white matter lesions another a venous angioma. Treatment this unusual complication unsuccessful. <b>NEUROLOGY 1995;45: </b> 664-668