A term used to denote a type of *aura that manifests itself as an autonomic alteration such as palpitations or 'hot flashes', without any objective proof of an autonomic disturbance. Pathophys-iologically, autonomic aurae are associated primarily with focal epileptic seizures affecting auto-nomic centres in the CNS. Etiologically, they are associated primarily with paroxysmal neurological disorders such as epilepsy and migraine.
References
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