PAINWeek 2014
Migrainous Auras: Artistic Inspiration and Risk for Stroke, Cardiovascular Disease
An estimated 18% of Americans suffer migraines, 20% of whom experience visual and neurologically-complex perceptual disturbances known as auras. Paradoxically, those often-frightening distortions may have enriched our world by influencing the art of famous painters and authors, said Gary W. Jay, MD, DAAPM, FAAPM, CEO and CMO of Virtuous Pharma, Inc. to attendees at PAINWeek 2014.