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What Causes Severe Migraine Along With Dizziness?

I am trying to find the name of a condition that someone described to my son who has been having intense migraines the past 6 weeks. It has something to do with an inner ear condition. He has experienced dizzy spells which the guy mentioned was a definite symptom that his friend had who was finally diagnosed with the inner ear-related condition. Do you have any suggestions?
Thu, 8 Nov 2018
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Hello,

There are several things to consider depending upon the age of your son and the specific constellation of symptoms he is experiencing.

There are more generic problems related to vertigo and migraine such as viral labyrinthitis or even a straight up infection of the middle such as an OTITIS MEDIA if the case your son is in the PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP or a SWIMMER if slightly older.

Then, there are more syndromic types of illnesses such as MENIERE'S which comes with more severe symptoms of nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

Then, there is a headache syndrome referred to as a VERTIGINOUS MIGRAINE or some like to call it MIGRAINOUS VERTIGO. In this condition, both vertigo and migraine coexist in the patient.

But not always TOGETHER at the same time and that's why it can be at times difficult to distinguish from other problems unless the physician has an index of suspicion that this may be going on.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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What Causes Severe Migraine Along With Dizziness?

Hello, There are several things to consider depending upon the age of your son and the specific constellation of symptoms he is experiencing. There are more generic problems related to vertigo and migraine such as viral labyrinthitis or even a straight up infection of the middle such as an OTITIS MEDIA if the case your son is in the PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP or a SWIMMER if slightly older. Then, there are more syndromic types of illnesses such as MENIERE S which comes with more severe symptoms of nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and hearing loss. Then, there is a headache syndrome referred to as a VERTIGINOUS MIGRAINE or some like to call it MIGRAINOUS VERTIGO. In this condition, both vertigo and migraine coexist in the patient. But not always TOGETHER at the same time and that s why it can be at times difficult to distinguish from other problems unless the physician has an index of suspicion that this may be going on. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist