Gaze-evoked and rebound nystagmus in a case of migrainous vertigo.

Author(s): Oh SY, Seo MW, Kim YH, Choi KD, Kim DS, Shin BS

Affiliation(s): Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.

Publication date & source: 2009-03, J Neuroophthalmol., 29(1):26-8.

Publication type: Case Reports

A patient with migrainous vertigo showed pronounced gaze-evoked and rebound nystagmus during an attack. These findings, which have not been previously documented, suggest that migrainous vertigo is based on central vestibular dysfunction.