2012年2月15日 星期三

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome - Optical Migraine


Some people believe that an optical migraine can keep them from performing their everyday tasks and jobs. But, some doctors and artists understand the power of the visual headache and what is means to the imagination. Lewis Carroll, the author of "Alice in Wonderland", is thought to have suffered from this condition and the result is a piece of work filled with great imagination and a disappearing cat.

An optical migraine is an uncommon form of headache that is associated with an aura. An aura is an extrasensory symptom of headache pain. The aura can affect any of the five senses, with vision being affected in the ocular form. Sufferers often report seeing bright lights, zig zagging patterns of light and hallucinations. Floaters, or bright dots of light appearing before the eyes to be floating, are also common. When doctors linked Lewis Carroll to the condition, the name Alice in Wonderland Syndrome was born and is used to this day.

Lacking Creativity?

Not every sufferer feels creative enough during their bouts of pain to write a literal masterpiece. As a matter of fact, sleep and sensory deprivation most often help ease the pain and may reduce the length of time the headache will last. The auras may be a trigger that pain is coming soon, or may be experienced after the pain has already started. In some cases, the visual affects appear but no pain follows. There are no set rules in regards to optical migraines. One day the aura can appear with no pain and the next no aura but pain is horrid.




To read more about optical migraine, visit http://www.headacheworld.com/





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