There are several terms that are sometimes used, supposedly as Migraine diagnoses, that involve visual symptoms. Most of them aren't actually standard Migraine diagnoses. Retinal Migraine, however, is an actual Migraine diagnosis. What becomes confusing about it is that it's sometimes misused, resulting in a misdiagnosis. The term "retinal Migraine" is often misused to mean any Migraine that involves any visual symptoms or a Migraine with visual symptoms but without the headache phase of the attack. Let's take a look at what Retinal Migraine actually is...
There are several terms that are sometimes used, supposedly as Migraine diagnoses, that involve visual symptoms. Most of them aren't actually standard Migraine diagnoses. Retinal Migraine, however, is an actual Migraine diagnosis. What becomes confusing about it is that it's sometimes misused, resulting in a misdiagnosis. The term "retinal Migraine" is often misused to mean any Migraine that involves any visual symptoms or a Migraine with visual symptoms but without the headache phase of the attack. Let's take a look at what Retinal Migraine actually is...
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