migraines with aura account for less than 20% of all migraines. but that's little comfort when you are the one who falls victim to this painful headache. headache is considered the symptom common to all types of migraines -- although a few children experience an aura without a headache. migraine pain usually occurs in the front of the head on one or both sides of the temples. it may throb or be steady. the headache may last from four to 72 hours. other symptoms of migraine may include any of these: nausea vomiting yawning irritability low blood pressure feeling "hyper" sensitivity to light sounds or motion dark colors under the eyes a migraine with aura comes with additional symptoms which often begin about 30 minutes or less before the headache. these early symptoms are called a prodrome. the prodrome or aura may last for five to 20 minutes or it may continue even after the headache subsides. symptoms of aura include: blind spots or scotomas blindness in half of your visual field in one or both eyes (hemianopsia) seeing zigzag patterns (fortification) seeing flashing lights (scintilla) feeling prickling skin (paresthesia) weakness seeing things that aren't really there (hallucinations).
what are the symptoms of a migraine with aura?