Aline Mizuta Kozoroski Kanashiro, Cristiana Borges Pereira, Antonio Carlos de Paiva Melo, Milberto Scaff
The aims of this study were to identify the most common vestibular syndromes in a dizziness unit, and to observe their clinical aspects and response to treatment. Five hundred and fifteen patients were studied retrospectively in two institutions. Aspects of anamnesis, physical examination and the response to treatment were evaluated. The most frequent syndromes were: benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo (VPPB) (28.5%), phobic postural vertigo (11.5%), central vertigo (10.1%), vestibular neuritis (9.7%), Meniere disease (8...
March 2005: Arquivos de Neuro-psiquiatria