 Typically the scotoma resolves spontaneously within the stated time frame, leaving no subsequent symptoms, though some report fatigue, nausea, and dizziness as sequelae.The British physician John Fothergill described the condition in the 18th century and called it "fortification spectrum".The British physician Hubert Airy coined the term "scintillating scotoma" for it by 1870; he derived it from the Latin "scintilla" "spark" and the Ancient Greek "skotos" "darkness".