Vestibular migraine (VM) is a common cause of recurrent vertigo, yet no single vestibular test is specific to it. This study aimed to evaluate videonystagmography (VNG), caloric test, and video head impulse test (vHIT) findings in VM patients and to examine the relationships between these tests.
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Discussion
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Audiologists should be aware that vestibular migraine produces variable and often non-specific balance test results; no single test profile is currently diagnostic, but awareness of patterns can support referral decisions.
Vestibular migraine is one of the most common causes of episodic dizziness and is frequently seen in audiology and vestibular clinics, making clearer diagnostic test profiles clinically valuable.
- 01Study evaluated standard vestibular tests — including videonystagmography (VNG) and caloric testing — in vestibular migraine patients.
- 02Vestibular migraine causes episodic dizziness linked to migraine, and is frequently encountered in balance clinics.
- 03The study aimed to identify diagnostic patterns specific to vestibular migraine on objective testing.
- 04Results may help differentiate vestibular migraine from other causes of dizziness such as Menière's disease.
- 05Findings could support more consistent diagnostic criteria in clinical vestibular practice.
Specific vestibular test findings (VNG, caloric) may reveal diagnostic patterns characteristic of vestibular migraine.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42784519
- DOI
- 10.1159/aud/abnag011.
- Journal
- Audiology and Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients diagnosed with vestibular migraine
- Intervention
- Videonystagmography, caloric testing, and other vestibular function tests
Primary outcomes
Vestibular test findings (VNG, caloric) in vestibular migraine; Diagnostic patterns specific to vestibular migraine