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Halmágyi GM, Akdal G, Welgampola MS, Wang C. Neurological update: neuro-otology 2023. J Neurol 2023; 270:6170-6192. [PMID: 37592138 PMCID: PMC10632253 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11922-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
Abstract
Much has changed since our last review of recent advances in neuro-otology 7 years ago. Unfortunately there are still not many practising neuro-otologists, so that most patients with vestibular problems need, in the first instance, to be evaluated and treated by neurologists whose special expertise is not neuro-otology. The areas we consider here are mostly those that almost any neurologist should be able to start managing: acute spontaneous vertigo in the Emergency Room-is it vestibular neuritis or posterior circulation stroke; recurrent spontaneous vertigo in the office-is it vestibular migraine or Meniere's disease and the most common vestibular problem of all-benign positional vertigo. Finally we consider the future: long-term vestibular monitoring and the impact of machine learning on vestibular diagnosis.
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- Gábor M Halmágyi
- Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Neurology Department, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
- Neurosciences Department, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Pinheiro-Araujo CF, Rocha MR, Carvalho GF, Moraes R, Silva DC, Dach F, Bevilaqua-Grossi D. One-year changes in clinical and balance parameters in individuals of different subtypes of migraine. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2023; 66:102806. [PMID: 37400347 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Migraine has been associated with balance dysfunction, more pronounced in patients with aura and chronic migraine. Also, it has been suggested that balance deficits are progressive through the migraineurs lifetime. OBJECTIVE To analyze the one-year progression of balance parameters and clinical parameters associated with balance in female patients with and without migraine. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS The participants were distributed in four groups: control (CG; n = 27) migraine with aura (MA; n = 25), migraine without aura (MwA; n = 26), and chronic migraine (CM; n = 27). They performed the Sensory Organization Test, Motor Control Test and Adaptation Test protocols of dynamic posturography tests. Questionnaires about fear of falls, dizziness disability, and kinesiophobia were administered. These assessments were performed twice: baseline and after 1-year (follow-up). No intervention was performed for balance improvement, and the participants maintained their usual migraine treatment prescribed. RESULTS None of the groups differed in balance tests between baseline and follow-up. We observed a reduction in migraine frequency in MA (-2.2 days, p = 0.01) and CM (-10.8 days, p < 0.001) groups, and in the migraine intensity (-2.3 points, p = 0.001) in CM group. Significant decreases in the scores of fear of falling, dizziness disability, and kinesiophobia were observed in the migraine groups (p < 0.05), but the differences did not exceed the minimal detectable change of the questionaries scores. CONCLUSION Women with different migraine subtypes did not present balance changes in a one-year interval. The improvements in migraine's clinical features were not accompanied by improvements in balance parameters.
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- Carina F Pinheiro-Araujo
- Health Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Academic Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L.), University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Biomechanics and Motor Control Lab, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Carvalho GF, Luedtke K, Bevilaqua-Grossi D. Balance disorders and migraine. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2023; 66:102783. [PMID: 37263900 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Migraine is associated with motion sensitivity symptoms such as kinetosis, vestibular symptoms and balance alterations. While focus is given to headache management, addressing these symptoms is often neglected, although they are related to additional migraine burden and increased disability. PURPOSE Our aim is to disseminate the current understanding of the motion sensitivity symptoms among patients with migraine, with focus on balance impairments. We discuss the susceptibility of migraine to motion sensitivity, its suggested mechanisms, the balance alterations during quiet standing, mobility tasks and reactions to external perturbations. The role of migraine subdiagnosis, implications for clinical practice and future perspectives are also acknowledged. IMPLICATIONS Balance disorders are one of the signs reflecting a broader and complex spectrum of motion sensitivity, which are present even between attacks. Migraineurs are especially inherent to these symptoms probably due to brain hyperexcitability and to shared pathophysiological mechanisms. Patients, especially with aura and chronic migraine, exhibit balance instability during quiet standing under different surface and visual input conditions. Migraineurs demonstrated reduced limits of stability and lower performance on walk, transposing obstacles and sit to stand tasks. Only patients with aura present impairment of motor control reactions following external perturbations. Balance alterations are associated with falls and are influenced by aura, migraine frequency and psychosocial aspects, but not by vestibular symptoms or vestibular migraine diagnosis. There is a high demand for high quality of evidence regarding the assessment and care of motion sensitivity symptoms in migraineurs, considering approaches to manage not just the pain, but its associated symptoms.
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- Gabriela F Carvalho
- Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Outcome of vestibular rehabilitation in vestibular migraine. J Neurol 2022; 269:6246-6253. [PMID: 35802200 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11250-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of an individualized vestibular rehabilitation (VR) program on balance and gait performance and on self-perceived handicap in a group of vestibular migraine (VM) patients with associated anxiety. METHODS An 8-week prospective clinical trial of a VR program was conducted on 74 VM patients. The effects were evaluated with the modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration in Balance (mCTSIB), the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) before and after VR. The Panic Agoraphobic Spectrum Self-Report version (PAS-SR) was used to assess the patients' level of anxiety. RESULTS DGI and DHI parameters significantly improved after VR (p < 0.05). The fall rates of mCTSIB were significantly decreased on foam with eyes closed (chi-square: 4.934, p = 0.026), and on foam with head back and eyes closed (chi-square: 7.451, p = 0.006). Forty-three (58.1%) of 74 VM patients had panic-anxiety complaints in terms of PAS scores (a score of > 46 points indicates the presence of anxiety). Balance and gait performance as measured by DGI (p = 0.000), DHI (p = 0.000), and mCTSIB (p < 0.05) improved significantly after VR in both groups of VM patients: those with and without anxiety complaints (PAS scores > 46 points and < 46 points, respectively). CONCLUSION Even VM patients with anxiety complaints benefited from vestibular exercises, and their imbalance complaints and perceived levels of handicap/disability improved. Individual specific vestibular exercises created with a clinical decision-making process provide functional improvement through vestibular compensation mechanisms. VR should be included in the treatment programs of VM patients with either high or low anxiety levels to improve vestibular function.
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Carvalho GF, Becnel AR, Miske C, Szikszay TM, Adamczyk WM, Luedtke K. Postural control impairment in patients with headaches—A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Headache 2022; 62:241-270. [DOI: 10.1111/head.14281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Gabriela F. Carvalho
- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
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- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
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- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
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- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
- Laboratory of Pain Research Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education Katowice Poland
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- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
- Laboratory of Pain Research Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education Katowice Poland
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- Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Physiotherapie, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L) Universität zu Lübeck Lübeck Germany
- Laboratory of Pain Research Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education Katowice Poland
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Dumanlidağ S, Milanlioğlu A. Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2021; 79:399-406. [PMID: 34161528 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Migraine is one of the most frequent and incapacitating headaches, with a high degree of impairment of balance control and postural stability. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of episodic and chronic migraine on postural balance through using static and dynamic balance tests. METHODS The study included 32 chronic and 36 episodic migraine patients and a control group of 36 healthy volunteers. Right/left single-leg static and dynamic balance tests were performed in each group with eyes open and closed using a posturographic balance platform (Techno-body Prokin). RESULTS No significant difference was found among episodic and chronic migraine patients and control subjects with regard to eyes-open and eyes-closed area values (eyes-open area values: p=0.559, p=0.414 and p=0.906; eyes-closed area values: p=0.740, p=0.241 and p=0.093, respectively). However, the area values were significantly higher in episodic and chronic migraine patients than in the control group, which indicates that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. Perimeter values were relatively higher which supports the idea that migraine patients have lower balance performance. Additionally, the average number of laps was significantly lower among migraine patients than in the control group, which also implies that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. CONCLUSION Although no significant difference was detected between chronic and episodic migraine patients and the control group and between chronic and episodic migraine patients with regard to balance performance, chronic migraine patients seemed to have relatively lower performance than episodic migraine patients. Further studies with larger numbers of patients are needed, to investigate the relationship between these parameters and balance.
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- Seyhan Dumanlidağ
- Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Van, Turkey
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- Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Van, Turkey
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Imbalance, motion sensitivity, anxiety and handicap in vestibular migraine and migraine only patients. Auris Nasus Larynx 2020; 47:747-751. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pinheiro CF, Moraes R, Carvalho GF, Sestari L, Will‐Lemos T, Bigal ME, Dach F, Emmerik R, Bevilaqua‐Grossi D. The Influence of Photophobia on Postural Control in Patients With Migraine. Headache 2020; 60:1644-1652. [DOI: 10.1111/head.13908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Carina F. Pinheiro
- Department of Health Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Biomechanics and Motor Control Lab School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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- Department of Kinesiology School of Public Health and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst MA USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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Zorzin L, Carvalho GF, Kreitewolf J, Teggi R, Pinheiro CF, Moreira JR, Dach F, Bevilaqua-Grossi D. Subdiagnosis, but not presence of vestibular symptoms, predicts balance impairment in migraine patients - a cross sectional study. J Headache Pain 2020; 21:56. [PMID: 32448118 PMCID: PMC7247141 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Vestibular symptoms and balance changes are common in patients with migraine, especially in the ones with aura and chronic migraine. However, it is not known if the balance changes are determined by the presence of vestibular symptoms or migraine subdiagnosis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to verify if the migraine subdiagnosis and/or the presence of vestibular symptoms can predict balance dysfunction in migraineurs. Methods The study included 49 women diagnosed with migraine with aura, 53 without aura, 51 with chronic migraine, and 54 headache-free women. All participants answered a structured questionnaire regarding migraine features and presence of vestibular symptoms, such as dizziness/vertigo. The participants performed the Modified Sensory Organization Test on an AMTI© force plate. The data were analysed using a linear mixed-effect regression model. Results The presence of vestibular symptoms did not predict postural sway, but the subdiagnosis was a significant predictor of postural sway. Migraine with aura patients exhibited more sway than migraine patients without aura when the surface was unstable. Additionally, we found high effect sizes (ES > 0.79) for postural sway differences between patients with chronic migraine or with aura compared to controls or migraine without aura, suggesting that these results are clinically relevant. Conclusions The subdiagnosis of migraine, instead of the presence of vestibular symptoms, can predict postural control impairments observed in migraineurs. This lends support to the notion that balance instability is related to the presence of aura and migraine chronicity, and that it should be considered even in patients without vestibular symptoms.
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- Letícia Zorzin
- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
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Akdal G, Özçelik P, Özge A. Vestibular migraine: Considered from both the vestibular and the migraine point of view. NEUROL SCI NEUROPHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/nsn.nsn_72_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Carvalho GF, Schwarz A, Szikszay TM, Adamczyk WM, Bevilaqua-Grossi D, Luedtke K. Physical therapy and migraine: musculoskeletal and balance dysfunctions and their relevance for clinical practice. Braz J Phys Ther 2019; 24:306-317. [PMID: 31813696 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a primary headache with high levels of associated disability that can be related to a variety of symptoms and comorbidities. The role of physical therapy in the management of migraine is largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight and critically discuss the current literature and evidence for physical therapy interventions in individuals with migraines. METHODS A narrative review of the literature was performed. RESULTS Physical therapists assessing and treating patients with migraine should focus on two primary aspects: (1) musculoskeletal dysfunctions, and (2) vestibular symptoms/postural control impairment. Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal and/or vestibular dysfunctions are prevalent among individuals with migraines and different disability levels can be observed depending on the presence of aura or increment of the migraine attacks. CONCLUSION A proper physical examination and interview of the patients will lead to a tailored treatment plan. The primary aim regarding musculoskeletal dysfunctions is to reduce pain and sensitization, and physical therapy interventions may include a combination of manual therapy, exercise therapy, and education. The aim regarding postural control impairment is to optimize function and reduce vestibular symptoms, and interventions should include balance exercises and vestibular rehabilitation. However, consistent evidence of benefits is still lacking due to the lack of and therefore need for tailored and pragmatic clinical trials with high methodological quality.
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- Gabriela Ferreira Carvalho
- Medical Section, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Academic Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; Department of Systems Neuroscience, University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Medical Section, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Academic Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Medical Section, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Academic Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; Laboratory of Pain Research, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Medical Section, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Academic Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; Laboratory of Pain Research, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
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Welgampola MS, Young AS, Pogson JM, Bradshaw AP, Halmagyi GM. Dizziness demystified. Pract Neurol 2019; 19:492-501. [PMID: 31326945 DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Four vestibular presentations caused by six different disorders constitute most of the neuro-otology cases seen in clinical practice. 'Acute vestibular syndrome' refers to a first-ever attack of acute, spontaneous, isolated vertigo and there are two common causes: vestibular neuritis / labyrinthitis and cerebellar infarction. Recurrent positional vertigo is most often caused by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and less commonly is central in origin. Recurrent spontaneous vertigo has two common causes: Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine. Lastly, chronic vestibular insufficiency (imbalance) results from bilateral, or severe unilateral, peripheral vestibular impairment. These six disorders can often be diagnosed on the basis of history, examination, audiometry, and in some cases, basic vestibular function testing. Here we show that most common neuro-otological problems can be readily managed by general neurologists.
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- Miriam S Welgampola
- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Carvalho G, Almeida C, Florencio L, Pinheiro C, Dach F, Bigal M, Bevilaqua-Grossi D. Do patients with migraine experience an increased prevalence of falls and fear of falling? A cross-sectional study. Physiotherapy 2018; 104:424-429. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Balci B, Şenyuva N, Akdal G. Definition of Balance and Cognition Related to Disability Levels in Vestibular Migraine Patients. NORO PSIKIYATRI ARSIVI 2018; 55:9-14. [PMID: 30042635 DOI: 10.29399/npa.12617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objective To compare the balance and cognition of vestibular migraine (VM) patients with migraineurs without vertigo history and healthy subjects, and to examine the effects of disability level on these functions. Material-method The study consisted of 32 VM patients, 32 migraineurs and 31 healthy subjects with similar sex and age. Balance functions were assessed with Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BEST), dizziness and headache severity with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), disability related to dizziness with Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), cognition with Stroop test. Results There was no statistical significant difference among the three groups in terms of age, gender, height, weight, marital status and education levels (p>0.05). Headache severity was higher in migraineurs than vestibular migraineurs and healthy subjects, also dizziness severity was higher in vestibular migraineurs than migraineurs and healthy subjects (p<0.0167). The outcomes of BEST 4, 5, 6 and BEST-total were significantly impaired in VM patients than migraineurs and healthy subjects, and worse in migraineurs rather than healthy subjects (p<0.0167). Stroop effect of cognitive examination was worse in VM and migraine patients rather than healthy subjects (p<0.0167). There was no significantly difference between VM and migraineurs (p>0.0167). There was a negative correlation between Stroop effect and BEST-total in VM patients significantly (r=-0.509, p=0.003), and no significant correlation in migraineurs (p>0.05). Disability levels of VM patients were low in 38.7%, mild in 51.6% and severe in 9.7% related to DHI. There was no significant difference between balance and cognition function in terms of disability levels (p>0.05). Conclusion The balance and cognition in VM patients and migraineurs were impaired rather than healthy subjects. The patient groups differed from each other in terms of vertiginous complaints rather than cognition. Solving the functional limitations with further longitudinal examinations can facilitate the treatment. The appropriate physiotherapy programs and patient education methods can be planned for these various issues.
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- Birgül Balci
- Dokuz Eylül University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey
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Functional Balance Deterioration on Daily Activities in Patients With Migraine. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2018; 97:90-95. [DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Young AS, Rosengren SM, Welgampola MS. Disorders of the inner-ear balance organs and their pathways. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2018; 159:385-401. [PMID: 30482329 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63916-5.00025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Disorders of the inner-ear balance organs can be grouped by their manner of presentation into acute, episodic, or chronic vestibular syndromes. A sudden unilateral vestibular injury produces severe vertigo, nausea, and imbalance lasting days, known as the acute vestibular syndrome (AVS). A bedside head impulse and oculomotor examination helps separate vestibular neuritis, the more common and innocuous cause of AVS, from stroke. Benign positional vertigo, a common cause of episodic positional vertigo, occurs when otoconia overlying the otolith membrane falls into the semicircular canals, producing brief spells of spinning vertigo triggered by head movement. Benign positional vertigo is diagnosed by a positional test, which triggers paroxysmal positional nystagmus in the plane of the affected semicircular canal. Episodic spontaneous vertigo caused by vestibular migraine and Ménière's disease can sometimes prove hard to separate. Typically, Ménière's disease is associated with spinning vertigo lasting hours, aural fullness, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss while VM can produce spinning, rocking, or tilting sensations and light-headedness lasting minutes to days, sometimes but not always associated with migraine headaches or photophobia. Injury to both vestibular end-organs results in ataxia and oscillopsia rather than vertigo. Head impulse testing, dynamic visual acuity, and matted Romberg tests are abnormal while conventional neurologic assessments are normal. A defect in the bony roof overlying the superior semicircular canal produces vertigo and oscillopsia provoked by loud sound and pressure (when coughing or sneezing). Three-dimensional temporal bone computed tomography scan and vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing help confirm the diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence. Collectively, these clinical syndromes account for a large proportion of dizzy and unbalanced patients.
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- Allison S Young
- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Simmons RW, Levy SS, Simmons NK. A Longitudinal Assessment Of Standing Balance In Healthy Adults. Exp Aging Res 2017; 43:467-479. [PMID: 28949814 DOI: 10.1080/0361073x.2017.1370254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Background/Study Context: The study was a longitudinal assessment of age-related changes in standing balance and response strategy usage in healthy adults. METHODS Balance of 17 individuals with a mean age of 44.5 years was assessed and then reassessed 19.5 years later. Participants stood on computer-controlled dual-force platforms enclosed by a visual surround and completed six tests in which visual and/or somatosensory information was systematically degraded or eliminated. RESULTS Results for each test and a weighted composite balance score revealed no significant change in postural control over the time period studied. However, response strategy scores indicated some significant change with age. Specifically, compensatory movement corrections about the ankle complex increased when standing on a stable support surface with and without vision, and hip-centered corrections were prominent when standing on an unstable surface with eyes open or closed. CONCLUSION Increased reliance on response strategy usage with time is interpreted as a compensatory adjustment to age-related increases in postural instability and accounts for the absence of any change in standing balance under different conditions of sensory input.
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- Roger W Simmons
- a Motor Control Laboratory, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences , San Diego State University , San Diego , California , USA
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- a Motor Control Laboratory, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences , San Diego State University , San Diego , California , USA
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- b Pamplin School of Business Administration , University of Portland , Portland , Oregon , USA
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Carvalho GF, Bonato P, Florencio LL, Pinheiro CF, Dach F, Bigal ME, Bevilaqua-Grossi D. Balance Impairments in Different Subgroups of Patients With Migraine. Headache 2016; 57:363-374. [DOI: 10.1111/head.13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Gabriela F. Carvalho
- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Rehabilitation - Ribeirão Preto Medical School; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto-SP Brazil
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Harvard Medical School; Charlestown MA USA
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Rehabilitation - Ribeirão Preto Medical School; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto-SP Brazil
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Rehabilitation - Ribeirão Preto Medical School; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto-SP Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences - Ribeirão Preto Medical School; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto-SP Brazil
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- Research and Development Department; Teva Pharmaceuticals; Frazer PA USA
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Rehabilitation - Ribeirão Preto Medical School; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto-SP Brazil
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Welgampola MS, Akdal G, Halmagyi GM. Neuro-otology- some recent clinical advances. J Neurol 2016; 264:188-203. [PMID: 27632181 PMCID: PMC5225204 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vestibular disorders manifesting as vertigo, chronic dizziness and imbalance are common problems in neurological practice. Here, we review some recent interesting and important advances in diagnosis of vestibular disorders using the video head impulse test and in the management of benign positional vertigo and migrainous vertigo.
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- Neurology Department, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Isolated Vestibular Suppression Impairment With Vestibular Migraine: A Phenotypic CANVAS Variant. Otol Neurotol 2016; 37:284-9. [PMID: 26808556 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000000958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Cerebellar Ataxia with Neuropathy and Vestibular Areflexia (CANVAS) is likely to have a genetic basis. We describe the unique eye movement features of a possible phenotypic CANVAS variant. BACKGROUND The patient comes from a large CANVAS kindred (four out of nine siblings) and has sensory neuropathy, cerebellar eye signs, and vestibular migraine (VM), but otherwise normal vestibular function. METHODS We recorded eye and head movements using the gold standard scleral search coil technique: in the patient, a close relative with mild sensory neuropathy, and a normal control. RESULTS At ≥ 0.8 Hz vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression (VORS) was significantly smaller in the patient. At 1 Hz, the patient's VORS was almost two times worse than the control, and five times worse at 1.6 Hz. The patient's VORS deficiency was observed with the naked eye as an inability to keep the eye stationary during imposed sinusoidal head rotation at ∼ 1 Hz. At ≤ 0.8 Hz the patient had 10 to 20% lower smooth pursuit function compared with both the patient-relative and control subjects. This difference was difficult to detect by the naked eye. Saccadic oculomotor and vestibular function was normal. CONCLUSION We propose that impaired VORS and VM are because of similar, but distinct, consequences of selective partial cerebellar dysfunction. The patient's VORS data are consistent with a CANVAS neuropathological study showing selective degeneration of the dorsal vermis of the cerebellum, a region thought to be important for VORS. Taken together our findings suggest the patient is a CANVAS variant. We hypothesise VORS impairment is part of CANVAS, but not revealed because of vestibular loss.
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Crutchfield KE. Managing Patients With Neurologic Disorders Who Participate in Sports Activities. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2014; 20:1657-66. [DOI: 10.1212/01.con.0000458968.40648.6f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Akdal G. Vestibular Migraine. Noro Psikiyatr Ars 2013; 50:S56-S59. [PMID: 28360586 DOI: 10.4274/npa.y7300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The co-occurrence between migraine and vertigo has been noticed for a long time ago. In recent years, however, growing numbers of epidemiological and clinical studies have definitely shown the significant relation between these two diseases. Recently, the term "vestibular migraine" is used commonly in studies. Vestibular migraine has taken place in appendix in the latest International Headache Society Classification. In this review, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria and treatment of vesti-bular migraine will be discussed.
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- Gülden Akdal
- Dokuz Eylül University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Izmir, Turkey
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