Visual and Postural Motion-Evoked Dizziness Symptoms Are Predominant in Vestibular Migraine Patients

VURALLI D., Yildirim F., AKÇALI D. T., İLHAN M. N., Goksu N., Bolay H. B.

PAIN MEDICINE, vol.19, no.1, pp.178-183, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/pm/pnx182
  • Journal Name: PAIN MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.178-183
  • Keywords: Vestibular Migraine, Vertigo, Dizziness, Diagnosis, Motion, Visual System, SOMATOSENSORY TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION, VERTIGO, NEURONS, THALAMUS, CORTEX
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Vestibular migraine (VM) is one of the most common underdiagnosed disorders. We aimed to study the clinical characteristics of VM patients who were referred to a neurology-headache unit by otolaryngology after exclusion of peripheral causes of vertigo.