title: Migraine and vertigo--a prospective diary study.
abstract: The objective of the study was to examine migrainous vertigo prospectively by means of a diary. We included 146 patients with at least one migraine attack per month. All patients underwent a semistructured interview, completed questionnaires on depression, anxiety and quality of sleep and kept a diary covering detailed information on headache, vertigo and dizziness over a period of 30 days. A completed diary was returned by 116 patients (79.5%). Based on the diary migrainous vertigo (MV) was diagnosed in 18 patients (15.5%) and non-migrainous vertigo or dizziness (non-MV) in 35 patients (30.2%). MV was present on 65 of 3477 patient days (1.9%) and non-MV on 145 days (4.2%). MV occurred more often on days with headache (P < 0.001). Its median duration was 3 h and it lasted longer on days with headache than on days without headache (P < 0.001). The most prominent specific feature of MV was head motion intolerance. Patients with MV showed anxiety more often (P < 0.001) and tended to have worse quality of sleep and higher depression scores. In conclusion, vertigo and dizziness are frequent symptoms in migraineurs. The 1-month prevalence of MV is 16% and that of non-MV 30% in patients with at least one migraine attack per month. Frequency of MV is higher and duration longer on days with headache. MV is a risk factor for co-morbid anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salhofer
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lieba-Samal
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freydl
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartl
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wiest
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wöber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D004244:Dizziness / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014717:Vertigo / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology