Visual stimuli are common triggers of migraine and are associated with pattern glare

Headache

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1431-1440

  Harle, Deacon E ^a,c   Shepherd, Alex J ^b   Evans, Bruce J W ^a,c  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Color; Migraine; Pattern glare; Triggers; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD; GLARE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 33749683556     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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