title: [Ménière's disease and migraine].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The possible link between vertigo and migraine has been known for a long time as well as its association with Ménière's disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the lifetime prevalence of migraine in EM patients and to compare it with the prevalence of migraine in general population according to the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria.
  
  
  METHODS
  We interviewed 65 EM patients. Our results have been compared with a sex- and age-matched control group with no otological antecedent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The lifetime prevalence of migraine was significantly higher in Ménière group compared to the age- and sex-matched control group (35.4% versus 15.4%, p < or = 0.05). Nine patients with EM and migraine related an evident relationship between their vertigo episodes and the migraine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results obtained in our study suggest the possibility of common pathophysiological mechanisms to both pathologies and it may lead to new therapeutic options for treatment of EM and migraine patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio ORL, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia. lopelo3@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belinchón de Diego
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bermell Carrión
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pérez Garrigues
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morera Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence