#531 jruddy's nephew

"As I mentioned in another post, my sister [subject #530] now suffers from odd migraines, for example, in some attacks, half her vision goes black in each eye.

I spoke to her tonight - I asked her a direct question: When you are in a dark room, what do you see?

She sees gold sparkling donuts, swirls and lava flows... she always has and assumed everone did...

I had her ask her 12 year old son [subject #531], when he is in a dark room, what does he see...

'Everything is pixelated.' With clarification I determined that he sees visual snow in dark rooms, much like I did at his age.

Her husband just sees darkness as does my wife.

Coincidence or familial connection?"

(jruddy [subject #515], Yuku forum Visual snow or static - General discussion - KSomething - Interesting data - Family connection?, February 28, 2008; additions in square brackets by Klaus Podoll)

"1. Name or screen name (optional): jruddy's nephew

2. Email (optional):

3. Location (optional): Canada

4. Age: 12

5. Sex: male

6. Nationality and Race (optional): Canadian caucasian

7. Do you have classic migraine (migraine with aura) or common migraine (migraine without aura)? When did it begin?

No.

8. What do you take for your classic or common migraine and does it help?

N/A.

9. Have you been diagnosed with persistent aura (prolonged migraine aura status)?

No.

10. What is your visual problem and how long does it last?

At night time in dark room I see snowy paterns.

11. Any other problems that you think might be related?

No.

12. What do you take or do for your vision problem and does it help?

Nothing.

13. Have you found a trigger for your vision problem?

No.

14. What tests have you had and the results?

No.

15. Drug history (pre VS):

No.

16. Drug history (post VS - effect on VS - negative, positive, not at all):

No.

17. Do you have a positive family history for migraine? If yes, who is affected?

Mother, sister, uncles, great uncles, maternal grandfather all have migraines. I haven't had one yet.

18. Other information you want to provide?"

(jruddy's nephew [subject #531], Email to Klaus Podoll, March 11, 2008)

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