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 …

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Background: Uncompensated vestibular hypofunction can result in symptoms of dizziness,
imbalance, and/or oscillopsia, gaze and gait instability, and impaired navigation and spatial …

Background Balance dysfunction can be debilitating and can lead to catastrophic outcomes
such as falls. The inner ear vestibular system is an important contributor to balance control …

Background Dizziness and vertigo are common, however, the cause often remains
unexplained. The percentage of vertigo of vestibular origin in individuals with unselected …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of
vestibular vertigo in the general population and to describe its clinical characteristics and …

OBJECTIVE To describe the spectrum of visits to US emergency departments (EDs) for
acute dizziness and determine whether ED patients with dizziness are diagnosed as having …

Both migraine and vertigo are common in the general population with lifetime prevalences of
about 16% for migraine and 7% for vertigo. Therefore, a concurrence of the two conditions …

We measured vestibular perceptual thresholds in 105 healthy humans (54F/51M) ranging
from 18 to 80 years of age. Direction-recognition thresholds were measured using standard …

Certain patients with balance disorders report avisual vertigo'in which their symptoms are
provoked or aggravated by specific visual contexts (eg supermarkets, driving or movement …