- fortification spectrum
- a form of migraine aura characterized by scintillating or zigzag bands of colored light forming the edge of an area of teichopsia. Called also fortification figures.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
fortification spectrum
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fortification spectrum — Also known as fortification figure, fortification of Vauban, geometrical spectrum, herringbone, flittering scotoma, Norman arch, scintillating scotoma, telehopsia, and teichopsia. The introduction of the term fortification spectrum is commonly … Dictionary of Hallucinations
fortification figures — fortification spectrum; see under spectrum … Medical dictionary
fortification of vauban — Also known as fortification figure, fortification spectrum, flittering scotoma, geometrical spectrum, herringbone, Norman arch, scintillating scotoma, telehopsia, and teichopsia. The introduction of the eponym fortification of Vauban stems… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
fortification figure — see fortification spectrum … Dictionary of Hallucinations
spectrum — 1. The range of colors presented when white light is resolved into its constituent colors by being passed through a prism or through a diffraction grating : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet … Medical dictionary
bilateral spectrum — Also known as bilateral scotoma. The term bilateral spectrum comes from the Latin words bi (two), latus (side), and spectrum (image, apparition). It is used to denote a relatively rare fortification spectrum (i.e. a * scintillating sco toma),… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
rainbow spectrum — The term rainbow spectrum comes from the Latin noun spectrum, which means image, representation, shadow. It is used to denote a relatively rare * fortification spectrum (i.e. a * scintillating scotoma) which may occur in the context of a *… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
geometrical spectrum — see fortification spectrum … Dictionary of Hallucinations
scintillating scotoma — Also known as flittering scotoma, fortification spectrum, fortification figure, fortification of Vauban, geometrical spectrum, herringbone, Norman arch, telehopsia, and teichopsia. The term scintillating scotoma is indebted to the Latin noun… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
teichopsia — Also known as fortification spectrum, fortification figure, fortification of Vauban, geometrical spectrum, herringbone, Norman arch, scintillating scotoma, and flittering scotoma. The term teichopsia comes from the Greek words teichos (wall),… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
