Presence of vestibular symptoms and related disability in migraine with and without aura and chronic migraine

ObjectiveTo assess the presence and handicap due to vestibular symptoms in three subgroups of patients with migraine and controls.MethodsWomen between 18–55 years old were diagnosed by headache specialists and stratified as migraine with aura (n = 60), migraine without aura (n = 60), chronic migraine (n = 60) and controls (n = 60). Information regarding demographics, headache and vestibular symptoms were collected in this cross-sectional study. The self-perceived handicap related to vestibular symptoms was assessed through the Dizziness Handicap Inventory questionnaire.ResultsA total of 85% of women with migraine with aura and chronic migraine had vestibular symptoms contrasted to 70% of the migraine without aura group (p < 0.05), and 12% of the control group reported symptoms (p < 0.0001). Patients with migraine exhibited greater Dizziness Handicap Inventory scores than controls (p < 0.001); and migraine with aura and chronic migraine groups reached greater scores than migraine without aura (p < 0.01). P...