Vertigo, Dizziness, and Migraine With Aura: What’s New?

For many people, migraine begins not with pain, but with the room tilting, spinning, or slipping away. Vertigo, dizziness, and feeling off‑balance are incredibly common, especially in people who experience migraine with aura, and newer research confirms these symptoms are real, measurable, and often under‑treated. Doctors use the term “vestibular migraine” when vertigo or dizziness is directly related to migraine, with or without aura. Recognizing vestibular migraine matters, because it connects the dots between your head pain, visual changes, and...

[Study] Migraines May Not Negatively Affect the Brain

While some previously published studies have suggested that migraines with auras may increase the risk of stroke and seemingly harmless brain lesions, it was undetermined if migraines increased the risk of dementia or cognitive function. An online study published by the British Medical Journal, stated that researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that migraine sufferers did not have a greater risk for cognitive decline than non-migraine sufferers. If this study is correct, and is supported by future studies...