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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 19-22 |
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Prevalence of vestibular migraine in Dubai
Teja Deepak Dessai, Samer Sakka Amini, Faisal Asad, Helen Kutty
ENT Department, Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Correspondence Address:
Teja Deepak Dessai
Vaishnovi Apartments, 301 Apartment, 3rd Floor, Near New Chitra Talkies, Mangalore, Karnataka
UAE
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/HMJ.HMJ_42_18
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Introduction: A vast number of adult persons suffering from vertigo associated with migraine are reported on a daily clinical practice. However, clinical identification of VM still remains hindered in Dubai due to dearth of agreement in diagnostic criteria. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of VM in the general population of Dubai. Methods: A total of 218 adult persons who visited outpatient otolaryngology and rhinology clinic in a given year 2017 with a complaint of vertigo were retrospectively studied and accounted in research. Further, labelling of each person was done based on the presented symptoms. Results and Discussion: To calculate the prevalence of VM, total number of each diagnosis was counted and was further subjected to a formula to calculate prevalence. Out of the 218 persons considered in the study, 30 were diagnosed with migraine (2 persons with migraine alone and 28 persons with VM). This accounts to a prevalence of 0.9% migraine alone and 12.8% VM in a clinical setting for 1 year. Conclusion: The high prevalence of VM in a clinical setup for 1 year hints toward the need for careful diagnosis of a person.
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