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ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2020

Subdiagnosis, but not presence of vestibular symptoms, predicts balance impairment in migraine patients - a cross sectional study.

Letícia Zorzin, Gabriela F Carvalho, Jens Kreitewolf, Roberto Teggi, Carina F Pinheiro, Jéssica R Moreira, Fabíola Dach, Débora Bevilaqua-Grossi

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Letícia ZorzinDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
Gabriela F CarvalhoDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
Jens KreitewolfDepartment of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Roberto TeggiDepartment of Ear, Nose and Throat, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Carina F PinheiroDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
Jéssica R MoreiraDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
Fabíola DachDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Débora Bevilaqua-GrossiDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Vila Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil. deborabg@fmrp.usp.br.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRSan Raffaele University of Rome · ITUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2017/20839-6
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVestibular 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.

methodsThe 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionsThe 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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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersPostural BalancePredictive Value of TestsSurveys and QuestionnairesVertigoVestibular DiseasesYoung AdultDizzinessHeadacheMigrainePostural balanceVestibular migraine

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