Aura (Symptom)

In neurology is called cognitive disorders and affects, which is usually an attack of migraine or epilepsy follows, as the aura. The aura is one of many symptoms that are identical or at least very similar in both diseases, and are to be assigned in a particular case is not easy to one or the other disease.

Some studies suggest that migraine and epilepsy cerebral seizure disorder with potentially similar causes, are made ​​comparable and confused clinical phenomena. You have referred to epidemiological studies on more than incidental comorbidity.

" Epilepsy and migraine can - especially in childhood - cause similar symptoms. In the first place, for example, the propagating sensitive sensations of a migraine accompagnée ( " sans migraine " ) can often be difficult from a sensitive Jackson seizure in epilepsy, a " march " distinguished. "

When migraine may elapse between the aura and the onset of the attack a few seconds or even a whole hour. In contrast, the aura of epilepsy is felt just before an attack. As these individuals usually know the corresponding sensations, they can sometimes put in time on the floor or give attendees a character.

An aura can be confused with panic, panic attack, anxiety attack or stroke; the diagnosis difficult.