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Migraine attacks can cause a variety of visual symptoms (aura) as well as the notorious stabbing head pain. This is a representation of a barn seen during an attack, painted by an artist and migraine sufferer. Visual symptoms often include flattening and overlaying of images, pulsating kaleidoscopic colours and sparkling white "stars". The combination of symptoms seen here is characteristic of basilar migraine, which typically affects young women and is related to a sudden lack of oxygen to the brainstem.
Original painting in acrylic. Photographed using a Canon EOS 500n SLR, scanned and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop 5 |
