What does a migraine aura look like?—A systematic review

• Published in: Journal of headache and pain Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 149 - 22
• Main Authors: Joppeková, Ľubica, Pinto, Maria João, da Costa, Mariana Dias, Boček, Richard, Berman, Gabriele, Salim, Yones, Akhtanova, Dinara, Abzalbekova, Aizhana, MaassenVanDenBrink, Antoinette, Lampl, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 01.07.2025; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Aphasia; Brain stem; Cortical spreading depression; Differential diagnosis; Epidemiology; Genes; Genome-wide association studies; Genomes; Headache; Headaches; Hot topics in headache and pain from the EHF-SAS; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Migraine; Migraine with aura; Migraine with Aura - diagnosis; Migraine with Aura - epidemiology; Migraine with Aura - genetics; Migraine with Aura - physiopathology; Mutation; Neural networks; Neuroimaging; Neurological complications; Neurological diseases; Neurology; Pain management; Pain Medicine; Pathophysiology; Phenotypes; Review; Structure-function relationships; Systematic review; Typical aura with headache; Typical aura without headache; Visual evoked potentials; Typical aura without headache; Migraine with aura; Typical aura with headache; Cortical spreading depression

Migraine with aura is a prevalent neurological disorder that affects up to 30% of individuals experiencing migraines. It presents as temporary neurological disturbances, primarily visual, but also includes sensory, speech, motor, and brainstem symptoms. The underlying pathophysiology is closely tied...