1991
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60518-7
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Benign Positional Vertigo: Incidence and Prognosis in a Population-Based Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota

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“…The mean age of the studied population was 60.94 years and 31 (62%) of the patients in the sample were aged over 60 years, as previous reports on prevalence and incidence of BPPV have demonstrated 2,3 . In the elderly, the diagnosis of BPPV is more frequent owing to associated co-morbidities 8 .…”
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confidence: 87%
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“…The mean age of the studied population was 60.94 years and 31 (62%) of the patients in the sample were aged over 60 years, as previous reports on prevalence and incidence of BPPV have demonstrated 2,3 . In the elderly, the diagnosis of BPPV is more frequent owing to associated co-morbidities 8 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Crises are normally triggered by sudden changes in head position, getting up from bed or rotating around the body. The incidence varies in epidemiological studies from 11 to 64 per 100,00/year 2,3 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is the most common cause of vertigo owing to peripheral vestibular dysfunction, representing about 19% of the causes of vertigo 2 . Froehling et al 3 estimated the prevalence of 107 cases for 100,000 inhabitants/year.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To begin with, international studies state that the most common cause of peripheral vertigo remains benign positional vertigo [3], but as seen in our data, BPV patients are outnumbered by patients with vestibular neuronitis, making it the most frequent cause of peripheral vestibular disorders, with benign positional vertigo being second. Furthermore, studies show that vestibular neuronitis affects male and female population equally [9], but in our study, a clear female predominance is seen, but it can be explained by the the simple fact that there are more women living in Latvia in the category of over 50 years of age then men [5].…”
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confidence: 63%