Case Report
Migraine Headache with Formed Visual Hallucinations: A Rare Case Presentation
Sharma M1*, Kushwaha S2 and Aravind G2
1Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
2Department of Neurology, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
*Corresponding author: Sharma M, Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India E-mail:
mini271191@gmail.com
Article Information: Submission: 08/09/2021; Accepted: 21/01/2022; Published: 24/01/2022
Copyright: © 2022 Sharma M, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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Abstract
Migraine headache is not an uncommon presentation in general population. It’s one among the leading 10 causes of disability and causes significant
impairment in daily functioning as well as socio-occupation functioning. Despite being significantly high in prevalence rates and having a negative impact on
quality of life it continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated. Around a third of population present with aura that may include ill-formed hallucinations
or zigzag lines, crescent and non-linear patterns that are rarely fully formed. We report a rare presentation of a patient will formed visual hallucination which
was difficult to diagnose due to various neuropsychiatric differentials. After extensive evaluation and neuro-imaging to rule out other medical, neurological
and psychiatric causes patient was started with management for migraine on which a good response was seen. Formed visual hallucinations are rare
presentation in classic migraine but more complex hallucinations can occur in migraine coma and familial hemiplegic migraine.
