Vertigo and non-vestibular dizziness are the most common complaints in about 20-30% of patients. The various causes vertigo sometimes difficult require careful examination. Some patients suspect that cause is a pathological process cervical vertebrae, known as vertigo. diagnostic challenges considerable because neck pain symptoms with complex multifactorial causes. studies related to still limi...

BACKGROUND Isolated transient vertigo can be the only symptom of posterior circulation ischemia. Thus, it is important to differentiate isolated vertigo of a cerebrovascular origin from that of more benign origins, as patients with cerebral ischemia have a much higher risk for future stroke than do those with 'peripheral' vertigo. The current study aims to identify risk factors for cerebrovascu...

The incidence of vertigo in the population is 20% to 30% and one-fourth of the cases are related to central causes. The aim of this study was to evaluate computed tomography angiography (CTA) findings of the vertebrobasilar system in central vertigo without stroke.CTA and magnetic resonance images of patients with vertigo were retrospectively evaluated. One hundred twenty-nine patients suspecte...

1) Detailed history taking, routine otologic examination, audiometry and vestibular function tests were performed on 151 patients without vertigo who were hospitalized for periodic physical checkups and in 303 patients with vertigo. Two hundred and twenty of them also received blood pressure measurements and funduscopy as the tests for cerebral arteriosclerosis. 2) From the viewpoint of otologi...

Vertigo/dizziness accounts for more than 2% of all consultations in general practice and emergency departments. Vertigo is 1 of the 10 most common symptoms for which patients seek medical advice. Most of these patients are elderly people, with an increased prevalence up to the age of 50 years; approximately 30% of 65-year-old people experience recurrent episodes of vertigo. Disturbances in bala...

Dizziness and vertigo are some of the more frequently encountered symptoms in neurology clinics. In turn, one of the most common causes of vertigo is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), accounting for a quarter of all patients with dizziness and vertigo. Reviewing the value of the positional manoeuvres available is relevant, particularly in the light of the efficient treatments availab...

Dizziness and vertigo are some of the more frequently encountered symptoms in neurology clinics. In turn, one of the most common causes of vertigo is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), accounting for a quarter of all patients with dizziness and vertigo. Reviewing the value of the positional manoeuvres available is relevant, particularly in the light of the efficient treatments availab...