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Population-based epidemiological evidence for the link between dizziness and migraine

M von Brevern, A Radtke, T Lempert, H Neuhauser · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2008 · Heft 09

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Zeitschrift
Aktuelle Neurologie
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M von Brevern, A Radtke, T Lempert, H Neuhauser
Ausgabe
Heft 09 / 2008
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Erschienen: 2008-09-02 00:00:00
ISSN
0302-4350

Zusammenfassung

Objective: To provide evidence for a link between dizziness and migraine from a large, unselected general-population study. Methods: Nation-wide telephone survey of a representative sample of the general population in Germany aged 18 years and older (n=7341, response 53%). The questionnaire included items on migraine and dizziness/vertigo. The link between dizziness and headache was examined in two ways. First, a ratio of observed to expected probability of concurrence of dizziness and headache was calculated as a measure of the link between the two symptoms beyond chance concurrence (a ratio >1 meaning that the…

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Population Aura Association Germany Aged Aktuelle Neurologie