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Three patients with migraine following caloric-induced vestibular stimulation.

Seemungal B, Rudge P, Davies R, Gresty M, Bronstein A

Dept. of Movement and Balance, Imperial College, Charing Cross Fulham Palace Road, W6 8RF, b.seemungal@imperial.ac.uk.

The co-occurrence of migraine and dizziness is greater than would be expected by chance. We report 3 patients who developed migraine following acute vertigo precipitated during caloric testing. A small proportion of the epidemiological links between migraine and vertigo may be due to vertigo-triggered migraine.

Published 11 April 2006 in J Neurol.
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