Migrainous vertigo in the general population in Germany

Background: Migrainous vertigo (MV) accounts for 7% to 9% of diagnoses in specialised dizziness clinics but the prevalence in the general population was unknown so far. Methods: A two-stage population-based survey on dizziness and vestibular vertigo was conducted with participants of the German Telephone Health Survey 2003, which is representative for the adult population in Germany. A history of moderate or severe dizziness/vertigo was reported by 1403 out of 4869 subjects, 1157 of whom were willing to participate in a second interview. A total of 1003 men and women completed the detailed dizziness interview, w…