One or more of the following fully reversible aura symptoms: Visual, Sensory, Speech or language, Motor, Brainstem, or. Retinal; and. At least three of the following six characteristics: At least one aura symptom spreads gradually over at least 5 minutes; Two or more aura symptoms occur in succession; Each individual aura symptom lasts 5 to 60 Migraine with brainstem aura (MWBA) is defined as migraine with aura that includes at least 2 of the following symptoms, suggesting brainstem involvement: dysarthria, vertigo, tinnitus, hyperacusis, diplopia, ataxia, and decreased level of consciousness (Table 3). 1 The symptoms are reversible, and multiple symptoms may occur in sequence, often Other aura symptoms can include: numbness or tingling sensation like pins and needles in parts of your body; muscle weakness; feeling dizzy or off balance; Subtypes of migraine with aura. Subtypes of migraine with aura include migraine with brainstem aura, hemiplegic migraine and retinal migraine. The brainstem is the portion of the nervous system that links together the spinal cord and the brain proper. So, not surprisingly, patients who have brainstem aura with migraine, or brainstem migraine, have aura symptoms that would seem to be generated by the brainstem. So, double vision, diplopia, vertigo, disequilibrium, difficulty with densinia • 6 yr. ago. I haven’t been diagnosed with with basilar migraines but I have had chronic migraine which have been getting progressively worse for 2.5 years. They used to be strictly in my forehead and now they are also in my nose, throat and most recently, in my lips, cheeks and chin. I wonder if that could be considered basilar. In many patients some migraine-related symptoms may also be present during the intercritical period, and premonitory symptoms, associated with hypothalamic, brain stem and various cortical activations revealed on H 2 15 O-PET scanning may occur hours before aura and/or headache onset. Background Migraine with brainstem aura (MBA) is a rare subtype of migraine with aura that associates headache with paroxysmal episodes of ataxia, dysarthria, and diplopia among other symptoms attributed to brainstem involvement. The manifestation of this disease in the absence of typical aura symptoms (i.e., fully reversible visual, sensory Some severe subtypes of migraine – Vestibular Migraine, Hemiplegic Migraine, Brainstem Migraine, and Migraine with Unilateral Motor Symptoms (MUMS) – are all forms of migraine with aura. There are no acute treatments currently available to treat migraine aura, but other treatments to manage migraine help the headache phase. Abstract. Migraine is a common brain disorder with high disability rates which involves a series of abnormal neuronal networks, interacting at different levels of the central and peripheral nervous system. An increase in the interest around migraine pathophysiology has allowed researchers to unravel certain neurophysiological mechanisms and Migraine With Brainstem Aura (MBA) Formerly known as “basilar migraine,” migraine with brainstem aura occurs when aura symptoms are of the type thought to originate from the brainstem, but TeKD.