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I'm Having Visual Auras, Are They Coming From My Occipital Lobe?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Orlando, FL

my usual auras consist of tingling in the left side of my face.(my seizures typically occur in my right brain) but recently I had an aura that had visual symptoms. it reminded me of ripples, waves, or tunnel vision. there were also white lights/flashes.(I cannot find the right words to describe what I saw) but it was only in my left eye. I had a temporal lobectomy last year, what I am worried about is that maybe the seizure focus has moved to the occipital lobe or maybe there is scar tissue… read more

August 8, 2015
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I agree with Nia, it sounds like classic migraine, with the aura you describe. I usually get the aura about 40 minutes before onset of pain.

August 12, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Oh in addition, its not migraine for me its epilepsy caused by my ex brain tumour

November 17, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I know this was posted a while ago but I have exactly the same. Very rare I beleive

November 17, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

When I asked this question I had a seizure during my migraine aura. But I just had one yesterday without a seizure. So yes and no.

August 13, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

thank you SamsMom :)
my neurologist confirmed that is what was going on.

August 12, 2015

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