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What Do Recurring Migraines With Flipping Eyes Suggest?

My Wife has migrains 3-4 times a week, she was doing a video of herself to send to me and the video caught her eyes flipping up and back down to normal 1 time fast, since then nothing, then tonight it done it again. Can you help me with something that might be going on.
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
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You might be describing a condition called nystagmus, which is spontaneous uncontrolled eye movements (almost like a spasm of the eyeballs). It could be related to the migraines. It also might be caused by something going on in her brain. Having migraines 3 or 4 times a week is very severe, so this should be worked up, especially if the onset is new, she has other neurological symptoms (numbness, weakness, difficultly talking, balance problems, etc) or her migraines have changed in nature or frequency from her previous history. Best to see her doctor and consider an MRI to be sure there are no problems in the brain. This is recommended in any case if the migraines have never been worked up. Hope this helps.
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What Do Recurring Migraines With Flipping Eyes Suggest?

You might be describing a condition called nystagmus, which is spontaneous uncontrolled eye movements (almost like a spasm of the eyeballs). It could be related to the migraines. It also might be caused by something going on in her brain. Having migraines 3 or 4 times a week is very severe, so this should be worked up, especially if the onset is new, she has other neurological symptoms (numbness, weakness, difficultly talking, balance problems, etc) or her migraines have changed in nature or frequency from her previous history. Best to see her doctor and consider an MRI to be sure there are no problems in the brain. This is recommended in any case if the migraines have never been worked up. Hope this helps.