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Vertigo, dizziness and imbalance in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2007

A Üneri  and
S Polat
A Üneri*
Affiliation:
Balance Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Acıbadem Kozyatagi Oncology and Neurology Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
S Polat
Affiliation:
Balance Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Acıbadem Kozyatagi Oncology and Neurology Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Dr A Üneri, Acıbadem Hastanesi Kozyatağı, İnönü caddesi Okur Sokak No 20, 34742 İstanbul, Turkey. Fax: +902165714000 E-mail: alevuneri@gail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the diagnosis of vertigo, dizziness and imbalance in elderly patients in two tertiary neurotology clinics.

Design and setting:

Six hundred and seventy-seven patients aged over 65 years were assessed by the same senior author, and 601 patients were enrolled in the study.

Results:

The most frequent diagnoses were benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (42.43 per cent), idiopathic vestibulopathy (20.29 per cent), migraine vestibulopathy (13.15 per cent), Ménière's disease (12.47 per cent) and acute vestibular attack (6.49 per cent).

Conclusion and significance:

This retrospective study showed that 93.5 per cent of the elderly patients studied had been diagnosed with peripheral vertigo. The majority of patients had been classified as having benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, idiopathic vestibulopathy or migraine vestibulopathy.

Keywords

VertigoVestibular DiseasesDiagnosisAged
Type
Main Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 466 - 469
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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