my ocular migraines stopped after DBS although I did have a non-conventional one right after the surgery. I used to have the aura and the headache. My brother has only gotten the aura. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Winterkorn, PhD, MD" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: Re: PARKINSN Digest - 31 Oct 2005 to 1 Nov 2005 - Special issue (#2005-414) > To Katie Lacewell, > Sounds like what your husband has is a variant of migraine with aura. He > is > describing his aura. A migraine with visual symptoms but no headache is > called an acephalgic migraine or painless migraine. He should be > examined by his > neurologist or neuro-ophthalmologist and asked about timing, location, is > it > always on the same side, does it last between 5 minutes and an hour, does > he > have a history of headaches when he was younger, family history, etc. If > he > hasn't had an MRI he may deserve one now depending on his answers. A > daily > aspirin might decrease their frequency. > Jacqueline Winterkorn, MD, PhD > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn