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Vertigo epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Among the patient who presents with dizziness in the primary care setting, fifty-four percent have vertigo upon investigation. 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. 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%. With age prevalence increases. One-year prevalence of vertigo is 5%. Women are two to three times more susceptible than men.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Annual incidence of vertigo is 1.4%.[1]
- Among the patient who presents with dizziness in the primary care setting, fifty-four percent have vertigo upon investigation.[2]
- 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.[3]
- Eighty-percent of patients noticed that vertigo impacted their employment status and increased the need for medical attention.
Prevalence
- One-year prevalence of vertigo is 5%.[1]
Age
- With age prevalence increases.
Gender
- Women are two to three times more susceptible than men.[4]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Neuhauser, Hannelore; Lempert, Thomas (2009). “Vertigo: Epidemiologic Aspects”. Seminars in Neurology. 29 (05): 473–481. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1241043. ISSN 0271-8235.
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