A Case of Ophthalmic Migraine.

Kwon, Jung Youn

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1978;19(2):237-243.
Published online February 1, 1978.

A Case of Ophthalmic Migraine.

Jung Youn Kwon

Department of Ophthalmology, Jin-Hae Armed Forces General Hospital, Korea.

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권정윤 ( Jung Youn Kwon )

Abstract

The author had been experienced one case of ophthalmic migraine recently and was reviewed the liturature. Variability of symptoms and periodicity are characteristic feature of the migraine Syndroms. In this case, periodic scintillating scotoma, which developed abruptly, was revealed congruous in the right homonymous fields, lasting about 30 minutes. Scintillating scotoma refers to the migraneous scotoma with the shimmering border. This illuminated dancing border takes the form of "fortification figures". The Author was concerned particularly about the variable symptoms and pathogenesis of aphthalmic migraine.