Aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some patients with migraines or seizures, before either begin.

• Perception of a strange light
• Unpleasant smell
• Confusing thoughts or experiences
• Auras vary by individual experience, some people experience smells, lights, or hallucinations
• Eyes rool in the back of the head, caused by photosensitivity, less commonly. This may cause tearfulness of the eyes, and uncontrollable sensations of light followed by reduced Sx after approximatley 20 minutes, it is the rarest type of aura

• Sudden onset of panic, panic attacks, or anxiety attacks
• DDx of Sx, including:
  • Paresthesias
  • Derealization
  • Dizziness
  • Chest pain
  • Tremors
  • Palpations

• Some people experience aura without a subsequent migraine or seizure
• Allow epileptic people to prevent injury to themselves/others
• Time time between the appearance of the aura and migraine lasts from a few seconds up to an hour
• The aura can stay with a migraine sufferer for the duration of the migraine
• Depending on the type of aura, it can leave the person disoreiented and confused
• It's not uncommon for migraine sufferers to experience >1 type of aura during the migraine
• Most people who have auras have the same type of aura every time