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- Title
Vestibular migraine: An update on current understanding and future directions.
- Authors
Huang, Tzu-Chou; Wang, Shuu-Jiun; Kheradmand, Amir
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Vestibular migraine is among the most common causes of recurrent vertigo in the general population. Despite its prevalence and high impact on healthcare cost and utilization, it has remained an under-recognized condition with largely unknown pathophysiology. In the present article, we aim to provide an overview of the current understanding of vestibular migraine.<bold>Methods: </bold>We undertook a narrative literature review on the epidemiology, presentations, clinical and laboratory findings, pathophysiology, and treatments of vestibular migraine.<bold>Results: </bold>Currently, the diagnosis of vestibular migraine relies solely on clinical symptoms since clinical tests of vestibular function are typically normal, or difficult to interpret based on inconsistent results reported in earlier studies. The challenges related to diagnosis of vestibular migraine lie in its relatively broad spectrum of manifestations, the absence of typical migraine headaches with vestibular symptoms, and its very recent definition as a distinct entity. Here, we highlight these challenges, discuss common vestibular symptoms and clinical presentations in vestibular migraine, and review the current aspects of its clinical diagnosis and evaluation. The concepts related to the pathophysiology and treatment of vestibular migraine are also discussed.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Vestibular migraine is still underdiagnosed clinically. Future studies are needed to address the pathophysiological mechanisms and investigate effective treatment regimens.
- Subjects
VESTIBULAR apparatus diseases; VESTIBULAR function tests; MIGRAINE; BENIGN paroxysmal positional vertigo; MEDICAL care costs; VERTIGO treatment; MIGRAINE diagnosis; VERTIGO diagnosis; READABILITY (Literary style); DIZZINESS; FORECASTING; RESEARCH funding
- Publication
Cephalalgia, 2020, Vol 40, Issue 1, p107
- ISSN
0333-1024
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0333102419869317