- scintillating scotoma
- scintillating scotoma n a blind spot in the visual field that is bordered by shimmering or flashing light and that is often a premonitory symptom of migraine attack
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Scintillating scotoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Example of a scintillating scotoma, as may be caused by cortical spreading depression. DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|H|53|1|h|53 ICD9 = ICD9|368.12 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro… … Wikipedia
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
scintillating scotoma — noun a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine • Syn: ↑flittering scotoma • Hypernyms: ↑scotoma … Useful english dictionary
Scotoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|H|53|4|h|53, ICD10|H|53|1|h|53 ICD9 = ICD9|368.4, ICD9|368.12 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D012607 A scotoma (Greek: darkness ; plural:… … Wikipedia
scotoma — Also known as negative scotoma. The term scotoma comes from the Greek noun skotos (darkness). It is used to denote an area or island of loss or impairment of vision, surrounded by a field of normal or relatively well preserved vision. In… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
scotoma — 1. An isolated area of varying size and shape, within the visual field, in which vision is absent or depressed. 2. A blind spot in psychological awareness. [G. skotoma, vertigo, fr. skotos, darkness] absolute s. a s. in which there is no… … Medical dictionary
flittering scotoma — noun a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine • Syn: ↑scintillating scotoma • Hypernyms: ↑scotoma … Useful english dictionary
moving scotoma — A term used to denote a scotoma (i.e. an area of loss or impairment of vision) that moves across the field of vision. A well known example is the *fortificating spectrum or * scintillating sco toma preceding a migraine attack. The term moving… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Retinal migraine — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G43.81 Migraines Migraine Prevention of migraines Aura Cortical spreading depression … Wikipedia
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
