To analyse the subjective visual vertical (SVV) in migraine patients with balance disorders and its correlation with symptoms. We hypothesise that vestibular imbalance reflects a global migraine activation leading to symptom prevalence on one side.
Results are preliminary and from a single observational study; no immediate change to vestibular migraine assessment protocols is warranted until replicated in larger controlled studies.
Understanding the link between subjective visual vertical tilt and vestibular migraine symptoms could eventually refine diagnostic criteria and guide targeted vestibular rehabilitation.
- 01Study examined subjective visual vertical (SVV) tilt — a test of how accurately patients judge what is truly vertical — in migraine patients with vertigo.
- 02Published in Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica (PMID 42325182).
- 03Investigated correlation between SVV tilt side and specific vestibular symptom profiles.
- 04Findings may help characterize central versus peripheral vestibular involvement in migraine-related dizziness.
- 05Observational design limits causal interpretation.
Subjective visual vertical tilt correlates with vestibular symptoms in migraine patients with vertigo.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42325182
- DOI
- 10.14639/0392-100X-A1670.
- Journal
- Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Migraine patients with vertigo and balance disorders
- Intervention
- Assessment of subjective visual vertical tilt
Primary outcomes
Correlation between SVV tilt side and vestibular symptom profile