2019 Volume 78 Issue 6 Pages 562-566
Vestibular migraine is a new diagnostic entity proposed recently by the International Headache Society. The diagnosis is based on the clinical course, including the evident relationship between the dizziness attacks and headache. The Headache Diary is already in use for the diagnosis of migraine. However, no clinical diary has been developed in which both headache and dizziness can be recorded at the same time. We have developed the “Dizziness and Headache Diary,” in which both symptoms can be recorded. Herein, we report the case of a 51-year-old female patient in whom vestibular migraine was successfully diagnosed based on her records in the diary. The diary records confirmed the close association between her dizziness episodes and headache, which is one of the mandatory criteria for the diagnosis of vestibular migraine. Thus, the “Dizziness and Headache Diary” is useful for the diagnosis of vestibular migraine.
