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ArticleAudiology research2023

Vestibular and Oculomotor Findings in Vestibular Migraine Patients.

Sofia Waissbluth, Valeria Sepúlveda, Jai-Sen Leung, Javier Oyarzún

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Article in Audiology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of 120 patients with positional down-beat nystagmus (pDBN) with negative brain MRI.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sofia WaissbluthDepartment of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330033, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6884-968X
Valeria SepúlvedaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330033, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-7738-1089
Jai-Sen LeungDepartment of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330033, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-8753-1220
Javier OyarzúnDepartment of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330033, Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico 11201142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVestibular migraine (VM) is the most frequent etiology of recurrent spontaneous episodic vertigo. Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities have been described in VM; however, the diagnosis is currently based on symptoms. The objective of this study was to determine the most frequent abnormalities in videonystagmography (VNG), caloric testing (Cal) and video head impulse test (vHIT) in patients with VM.

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted, including all VM and probable VM patients seen from January 2021 to July 2022. Demographics, auditory symptoms and results via VNG, Cal and vHIT were evaluated. VNG results were compared with a control group.

resultsSixty patients, 81.7% with VM and 18.3% with probable vestibular migraine, were included. VNG revealed the following abnormalities: 21.7% spontaneous nystagmus; 33.3% positional nystagmus, mostly central; 26.7% optokinetic nystagmus; 56.7% smooth pursuit abnormalities and 70% saccade test abnormalities, mostly velocity and latency. An abnormal unilateral caloric response was seen in 22.9%, while vHIT revealed a low gain in at least one canal in 21.7%, and saccades were seen in at least one canal with normal gains in 18.3%. Concordant results between Cal and lateral vHIT were seen in 77.1% of cases.

conclusionsAlthough VM is a clinical diagnosis, vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities are commonly seen. The most frequent oculomotor findings were an abnormal saccade test, abnormal smooth pursuit and central positional nystagmus.

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caloric responsehead impulse testnystagmusvestibular migrainevHITvideonystagmography

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