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Sai Zhang^1,2, ShuaiJie Yin¹, Shuo Qin¹

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|December 19, 2025

Summary

This study developed a multimodal prediction model to accurately diagnose vestibular migraine (VM) using various patient data. The model shows promise for improving VM diagnosis, aiding clinicians in identifying this complex neurological disorder.

Keywords:

ROC curve diagnostic prediction model logistic regression multimodal data vestibular migraine

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Area of Science:

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Ophthalmology
Audiology

Background:

Vestibular migraine (VM) presents with vertigo and migraine symptoms, often leading to misdiagnosis due to its varied presentation and lack of biomarkers.
Accurate diagnosis of VM is challenging, impacting patient management and treatment strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a diagnostic prediction model for VM using multimodal data.
To enhance diagnostic accuracy for vestibular migraine.

Main Methods:

A cohort of 288 patients (141 VM, 147 controls) was analyzed.
Multimodal data included clinical features, vestibular tests, blood work, echocardiography, and psychological assessments.
Logistic regression and ROC curve analysis were employed to build and evaluate the model.

Main Results:

VM patients differed from controls in demographics, symptoms (photophobia, phonophobia, tinnitus, emotional triggers, insomnia), and medical history.
Distinct patterns in vestibular function, hematological indicators (lower vitamin D, D-dimer; higher platelets, calcium), and prevalence of right-to-left shunt were observed in VM patients.
A six-variable model (BMI, emotional/insomnia triggers, motion sickness history, otoacoustic emissions) achieved an AUC of 0.8788.

Conclusions:

The developed multimodal model demonstrates high preliminary diagnostic accuracy for VM.
This predictive tool has the potential to improve clinical diagnosis of vestibular migraine.
Further validation in larger, prospective studies is necessary to confirm generalizability.