by James on 23 February 2011
Reporting on the Grammys, CBS 2 Reporter Serene Branson was on live TV when something went very wrong. She started slurring her words, and was no longer making any sense. She sat down, crying and confused – what had happened? Her right cheek went numb, then her right hand – obviously something was very wrong. [...]
by James on 28 January 2011
Recently we have had some discussion on the post about retinal migraine. Many of the comments revolve around what exactly a "retinal migraine" is – which, of course, was why I brought the topic up in the first place. Adele posted a helpful link to a Mayo Clinic article on ocular migraine and retinal migraine [...]
by James on 5 January 2010
A relationship between migraine and out of body experiences? Really? You may be wondering if I’m serious – or if I’m that desperate for topics that I’m reaching for some that are a bit on the bizarre side. The truth is, no, I’m not in any way at a loss for things to write about. [...]
In the past, migraine without headache has been considered pretty rare. But it may be more common than we think. Part of the reason is that many people experience migraine attacks with and without headache at different times. I know – I’ve had migraine without headache, and migraine with headache both. Regardless, the statistics we [...]
by James on 30 September 2008
If you’ve experienced visual migraine aura (formerly called by many names – like visual migraine, eye migraine, silent migraine, and so on!), or know someone who has, you’re going to want to see this animation. Of course, everyone’s visual symptoms are different, but they do tend to fall into similar patterns, so I bet there [...]