Articles: vertigo.
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Vertigo consists of a variety of syndromes and can be due to many etiologies. One of these causes is migraine, which in our experience is often overlooked, although migrainous vertigo is well known in the literature. Vertigo in migraine can occur as aura or during the headache phase, or independent of the attacks as aura without headache. ⋯ Most of the patients had several attacks of vertigo, some involving up to 30 episodes. To recognize migraine as a cause of vertigo has therapeutic implications. Most of our patients with vertigo and migraine showed a good response to antimigraine therapy.
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Acta oto-laryngologica · May 1993
Case ReportsSlow blood flow of the vertebrobasilar system in patients with dizziness and vertigo.
We evaluated 102 patients with dizziness or vertigo who were 50 years of age and over, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Slow blood flow (SBF) in the vertebrobasilar system was detected in 36 patients (35%). ⋯ No significant differences were found between patients with and without SBF with other neurotological tests. Because MRI can detect both infarcts in the hind-brain and SBF in the vertebral and basilar arteries it is recommended for evaluation of vascular disorders in older patients with vestibular symptoms.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Single treatment approaches to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
To determine the effectiveness of two different physical therapy approaches for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. ⋯ These single-treatment approaches are equally effective treatments for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Further studies are needed to look at the long-term effectiveness of these treatments.
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Vestibular symptoms can be the predominant feature of migraine both in children and adults. Attacks of spontaneous or positional vertigo lasting from minutes to days may occur with or without concomitant headache. ⋯ Diagnosis is based on the individual constellation of typical precipitants and symptoms of migraine and the efficacy of pharmacological migraine prophylaxis. Nine cases are presented.