Recurrent vestibulopathy: natural course and prognostic factors

To evaluate the natural course of recurrent vestibulopathy. Retrospective analysis. One hundred and five adult patients with attacks of vertigo without auditory or neurological symptoms. A structured interview was conducted over the telephone, 12 to 62 months after the patient's first visit to...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2010-01, Vol.124 (1), p.19-22
Main Authors: van Leeuwen, R B, Bruintjes, T D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Audiometry
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Headaches
Hearing loss
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Meniere Disease - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Migraine
Migraine Disorders - diagnosis
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Paresis
Patients
Prognosis
Questionnaires
Recurrence
Recurrent Vestibulopathy
Remission, Spontaneous
Retrospective Studies
Statistical analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vertigo - etiology
Vestibular Neuronitis - diagnosis
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate the natural course of recurrent vestibulopathy. Retrospective analysis. One hundred and five adult patients with attacks of vertigo without auditory or neurological symptoms. A structured interview was conducted over the telephone, 12 to 62 months after the patient's first visit to the out-patient department. Two-thirds of patients experienced spontaneous resolution of vertigo, while one-third continued to have symptoms. The diagnosis was subsequently changed to migraine in 2 per cent of patients and to Ménière's disease in 1 per cent. The prognosis for patients with recurrent vestibulopathy is good. In a few cases, the diagnosis is provisional and will be subsequently changed to migraine or Ménière's disease.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215109991009