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What Are Vestibular Migraines?
Posted on
Sat, 28 Jun 2014
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Sat, 28 Jun 2014
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Question : What exactly are vestibular migraines?
Brief Answer:
vertigo with headache
Detailed Answer:
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The vestibular nerve is one of the nerves of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is involved in maintaining balance and coordination.
Vestibular migraines are migraines that have the classic migraine features in addition to vestibular symptoms.
Vestibular symptoms are : vertigo (feeling as though the person or environment is spinning), dizziness , loss of balance.
Vestibular migraines are one of the more common causes of vertigo.
Summary: vestibular migraines are migraines that have the headache symptoms along with vertigo (spinning feeling).
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vertigo with headache
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The vestibular nerve is one of the nerves of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is involved in maintaining balance and coordination.
Vestibular migraines are migraines that have the classic migraine features in addition to vestibular symptoms.
Vestibular symptoms are : vertigo (feeling as though the person or environment is spinning), dizziness , loss of balance.
Vestibular migraines are one of the more common causes of vertigo.
Summary: vestibular migraines are migraines that have the headache symptoms along with vertigo (spinning feeling).
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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