BACKGROUND The long-term course of dizziness was investigated combining medical chart and survey data. The survey was undertaken median (interquartile range (IQR)) 4.6 (4.3) years after the initial medical examination. METHODS Chart data comprised sex, age, diagnosis, symptom duration, postural sway and neck pain. Survey data comprised symptom severity assessed by the Vertigo Symptom Scale - ...

OBJECTIVE To report the nationwide prevalence of dizziness and vestibular dysfunction in the Korean population and determine the associated factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide health survey. METHODS We obtained data from the 2009 to 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional surveys of the South Korean civilian, non-institut...

BACKGROUND Dizziness in general practice is very common, especially in elderly patients. The empirical evidence for diagnostic tests in the evaluation of dizziness is scarce. Aim of our study was to determine which set of diagnostic tests should be part of a diagnostic protocol for evaluating dizziness in elderly patients in general practice. METHODS We conducted a Delphi procedure with a pan...

Research to identify whether dizziness is a geriatric syndrome has largely overlooked often treatable vestibular causes. To ascertain the degree to which vestibular and other causes of dizziness interact in older people, an eight-month retrospective case-note review was undertaken in patients aged ≥: 65 years referred with dizziness or imbalance to an audiovestibular medicine clinic. Of 41 pati...

Dizziness is a symptom frequently encountered in clinical settings and requires comprehensive differential screening process. The dizziness types commonly referred to rehabilitation are peripheral central vestibular disorders, hypofunction, cervicogenic dizziness. While continues present as diagnosis of exclusion, there some agreement that cervical mobility important maintain integrity. This ca...