Revealing Experiences

Revealing Experiences

Aura is real — recognising it and how you describe it matters.

Whether expressed in art or structured by clinical criteria, every perspective helps make the invisible more visible.

Expressed in Art
This digitally altered photograph was created by a person with migraine to show how she experienced a visual aura.
Structured by Medical Criteria
The first step is distinguishing aura from early warning signs. Positive (e.g., zig-zag lines) and negative (e.g., blind spots) features are just one of six criteria for diagnosing aura.

Expressed in Art

Migraine art captures what words often can’t — how migraine feels from the inside. Our archive spans over five decades of shared experiences.

Browse the Migraine Art Archive →

Structured by Medical Criteria

Our symptom map translates experience into clinical terms — based on ICHD-3 and aligned with the upcoming ICHD-4 beta. It connects personal symptoms with diagnostic standards.

Explore the Symptom Map →

From Experience to Report

Now that you’ve explored how others express their symptoms — and how medicine structures them — you’re ready for the next step.

Begin creating your personalized migraine report — a summary you can understand and share with your doctor so that your experiences become visible.

Try the MigraineAuraScan™

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