###### Created: 2023-10-16 14:35 ###### Areas & Topics: #medicine ###### Note Type: #permanent ###### Connected to: [[Cortical Spreading Depression of Leão (CSD)]] [[Migraine]] - A spreading scintillating scotoma is a type of visual disturbance commonly seen in [[Migraine]] with aura - It is commonly described as a crescent-moon shaped disturbance that appears somewhere in a person's field of vision - It is thought to be caused by the [[Cortical Spreading Depression of Leão (CSD)]] ![[scintillating-scotoma-hero.jpeg]]