Can migraine cause dizziness?
Short answer
Yes. Dizziness, unsteadiness, and motion sensitivity are common in migraine — and are the dominant feature of vestibular migraine.
More detail
The vestibular system and the migraine mechanism share overlapping pathways in the brainstem. Migraine sensitization can affect how the brain processes balance and motion, producing dizziness, floating sensations, or true vertigo.
Dizziness with headache is worth evaluating across vestibular, oculomotor, cervical, and autonomic systems so treatment targets what is actually driving it.
This information is educational and general in nature. It is not a diagnosis or a treatment plan, and it does not describe every possible cause of a symptom. Individual evaluation is required to determine what applies to any specific case.
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