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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
The incidence of BPPV is approximately 107 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The prevalence of BPPV is approximately 65 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Idiopathic BPPV commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age. BPPV following head trauma can happen in younger ages. women are more commonly affected by BPPV than men. The women to men ratio is approximately 2 to 1.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
Prevalence
- The prevalence of BPPV is approximately 65 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Age
- Idiopathic BPPV commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age.[2]
- BPPV following head trauma can happen in younger ages.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to BPPV.
Gender
- women are more commonly affected by BPPV than men. The women to men ratio is approximately 2 to 1.[3]
Region
- There is no region predilection to BPPV.
References
- ↑ Froehling DA, Silverstein MD, Mohr DN, Beatty CW, Offord KP, Ballard DJ (June 1991). "Benign positional vertigo: incidence and prognosis in a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota". Mayo Clin. Proc. 66 (6): 596–601. PMID 2046397.
- ↑ Baloh RW, Honrubia V, Jacobson K (March 1987). "Benign positional vertigo: clinical and oculographic features in 240 cases". Neurology. 37 (3): 371–8. PMID 3822129.
- ↑ von Brevern M, Radtke A, Lezius F, Feldmann M, Ziese T, Lempert T, Neuhauser H (July 2007). "Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 78 (7): 710–5. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.100420. PMC 2117684. PMID 17135456.