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Review
. 2023 Apr 8;12(8):2780.
doi: 10.3390/jcm12082780.

Visual Disturbances Spectrum in Pediatric Migraine

Ilaria Frattale  1 , Laura Papetti  2 , Fabiana Ursitti  2 , Giorgia Sforza  2 , Gabriele Monte  2 , Alessandra Voci  2 , Martina Proietti Checchi  2 , Luigi Mazzone  1 , Massimiliano Valeriani  2   3
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Review

Visual Disturbances Spectrum in Pediatric Migraine

Ilaria Frattale et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Migraine is a complex neurological disorder with partially unknown pathophysiological mechanisms. The prevalence in childhood ranges from 7.7% to 17.8%, thus representing the most frequent primary headache. In half of the cases, migraine is accompanied or preceded by various neurological disturbances, among which the visual aura is the best known. In literature, other conditions, such as Alice in Wonderland Syndrome and Visual Snow syndrome, are characterized by visual manifestations and are often associated with migraine. The aim of this narrative review is to describe the spectrum of visual disturbances in pediatric migraine and their pathophysiological mechanisms.

Keywords: alice in wonderland; childhood; migraine; pathophysiology; pediatric; visual snow syndrome.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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