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Vestibular Migraine Review

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1.  Patients with vestibular migraine frequently: Are women in their 40s who have a personal and family history of migraine. Have phonophobia, nausea, aural symptoms and headache with vertigo. Develop comorbid psychiatric disorders & have non-specific neuro-otologic findings between episodes. All of the above

2.  What are common symptoms in between episodes of vestibular migraine? Fluctuating, low-frequency hearing loss Visual and head-motion induced dizziness Tinnitus Ear infections

3.  What common triggers are associated with vestibular migraine? Stress & sleep deprivation Bright lights Weather changes All of the above

4.  Which other vestibular disorder is most similar in symptom presentation to vestibular migraine? Superior canal dehiscence Otosclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Meniere’s disease

5.  What comorbid psychiatric factors are commonly seen in patients with vestibular migraine? Anxiety & depression Insomnia Phobic & psychogenic disorders All of the above