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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Among the patient who presents with dizziness in the primary care setting, fifty-four percent have vertigo upon investigation.
Epidemiology and Demographics
- Among the patient who presents with dizziness in the primary care setting, fifty-four percent have vertigo upon investigation.[1]
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, acute vestibular neuronitis, or Ménière’s disease account for ninety-three percent of patients diagnosed with true vertigo in primary care setting.[2]
- Eighty-percent of patients noticed that vertigo impacted their employment status and increased the need for medical attention.
- Annual incidence of vertigo is 1.4%.[3]
- With age prevalence increases. One-year prevalence of vertigo is 5%.[3]
- Women are two to three times more susceptible than men.[4]
References
- ↑ Kroenke, Kurt (1992). "Causes of Persistent Dizziness". Annals of Internal Medicine. 117 (11): 898. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-898. ISSN 0003-4819.
- ↑ Hanley K, O' Dowd T (2002). "Symptoms of vertigo in general practice: a prospective study of diagnosis". Br J Gen Pract. 52 (483): 809–12. PMC 1316083. PMID 12392120.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Neuhauser HK (2016). "The epidemiology of dizziness and vertigo". Handb Clin Neurol. 137: 67–82. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-63437-5.00005-4. PMID 27638063.
- ↑ Neuhauser, Hannelore; Lempert, Thomas (2009). "Vertigo: Epidemiologic Aspects". Seminars in Neurology. 29 (05): 473–481. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1241043. ISSN 0271-8235.