This chapter gives an overview of the epidemiology of dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance,
and of specific vestibular disorders. In the last decade, population-based epidemiologic …

INTRODUCTION: The public and private health care in the city of São Paulo has no data on
tinnitus prevalence. OBJECTIVE: Determine tinnitus prevalence in São Paulo city. STUDY …

INTRODUCTION: Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness is the dizziness that lasts for over
three months with no clinical explanation for its persistence. The patient's motor response …

Introduction: Caloric testing is the most frequently used test to assess peripheral vestibular
function since the beginning of the 20th century. However, the video head impulse test, vHIT …

Objectives Vestibular loss is a debilitating condition, and despite its high prevalence in older
adults, the quality of life (QoL) burden of vestibular loss in older individuals has not been …

Objectives Vertigo describes symptoms of abnormal movement of the environment or the
patient's own body. As such, it affects patients' quality of life, prevents them from following …

Background Vestibular Activities and Participation Measure (VAP) subscales assess the
effect of vestibular disorders on activity and participation. This study aimed to perform the …

Introduction Dizziness can be characterized as a balance disorder that causes discomfort,
leading to several functional limitations. Currently, vestibular rehabilitation has been …

Objective: to analyze the relationship between postural instability and the condition and
markers of physical frailty of the elderly people in outpatient geriatric and gerontology care …

Background Vertigo and dizziness are among the most frequent presenting symptoms in the
primary care physicians'(PCPs) office. With patients facing difficulties in describing their …