Vestibular Migraine: Do we Have Only Clinical Diagnostic Criteria?

Both migraine and dizziness/vertigo rank among the most common complaints in the general population. Vestibular migraine is among the most common cause for recurrent spontaneous vertigo with a lifetime-prevalence in the general population of about 1%. Etiology and pathogenesis of the diseases is at the present time at least in part unknown. The latest theories will be presented.

Comorbidity between vestibular migraine and other vestibular disorders such as Meniere’s disease is frequent and their symptoms overlap. Diagnostic criteria will be detailed and discussed. Up-to-date only clinical criteria are widely accepted for the diagnosis of vestibular migraine. Outcomes of current vestibular test in vestibular migraine will be presented. A new diagnostic test for the diagnosis of vestibular migraine and its preliminary results will be presented and discussed.