Statistical Observation of Vertigo and Dizziness Patients.

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  • Uno Atsuhiko
    Department of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Nagai Miki
    Department of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital
  • Sakata Yoshiharu
    Department of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital
  • Moriwaki Kazuhiro
    Department of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital
  • Kato Takashi
    Department of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital

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  • 市中病院耳鼻咽喉科における最近のめまい統計

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Abstract

Subjects visiting the Department of Otolaryngology at Suita Municipal Hospital reporting vertigo or dizziness numbered 664 women and 343 men from April 1999 to December 2000. As a city hospital, we play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of acute vertigo or dizziness. The frequency of diagnosis of these cases was divided almost equally into 5 groups: (1) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) 23%; (2) suspected BPPV, 18%; (3) peripheral vestibular disorders other than BPPV, 22%; (4) disorders other than peripheral origin, 18%; and (5) undiagnosed, 19%. Based on our results, BPPV, other peripheral vestibular disorders, and disorders of other origins should be differentiated from the first screening. BPPV was most frequent and diagnosed by typical positioning nystagmus. Many other peripheral vestibular disorders were accompanied by nystagmus. It is also important to differentiate serious illnesses such as cerebrovascular disease (7%), space-occupying lesions in the posterior fossa (1.2%), and cardio-circulatory disease (3.6%).

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  • Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho

    Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 104 (12), 1119-1125, 2001

    Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and neck surgery

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