Migraine Aura or Stroke? How to Tell the Difference

PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING: This video contains sequences that simulate migraine auras, including flashing lights and rapidly changing patterns. These elements may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy or provoke migraine symptoms in susceptible individuals. Migraines aren’t just bad headaches — and not all of them cause pain. Some migraines cause strange visual disturbances, like flashing lights or zig zags across your vision. This is called aura, and it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between aura and stroke symptoms. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 The four phases of migraine 00:54 Migraine aura and simulation 01:26 Aura without headache 01:52 Migraine aura or stroke? 02:31 Migraine treatment Right as Rain is dedicated to helping you feel healthy and well – the Pacific Northwest way. Our medical experts work for UW Medicine in Seattle. Subscribe to our newsletter for health and wellness tips: https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/