title: The migraine aura as a cause of avoidance behavior.
abstract: Two patients are reported in whom the occurrence of migraine aura led to the development of avoidance behavior. In both patients the migraine aura was given a significance of doom by a previous experience. The avoidance behavior represented an attempt of the patients to deal with the visual disturbance.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Spierings
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reinders
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hoogduin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology