caa a22 4500 606182772 CHVBK 20210128100817.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3409-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3409-4 Prevalence of unrecognized benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in older patients [Elektronische Daten] [H. van der Zaag-Loonen, R. van Leeuwen, Tj. Bruintjes, B. van Munster] Dizziness is a relatively common complaint which occurs more often with increasing age. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is an important cause which can easily be treated but is frequently not recognized by professionals. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unrecognized BPPV in older patients. Patients ≥70years of age (n=989) indicated whether they experienced dizziness, and if so whether the symptoms were typical for BPPV. If affirmed, a diagnostic maneuver was performed. Positive patients were treated at once. All suspected patients completed quality of life questionnaires and were followed for 3 and 6months. Positive BPPV patients were compared with negative (but suspected) patients. Almost one quarter of the patients (226 patients, 23%) suffered from dizziness, among whom 101 were suspected of BPPV. Less than half (n=45) underwent the diagnostic maneuver, of whom 13 (29%) were positive for BPPV. At follow-up, one patient developed BPPV, leading to a total of 14 positive patients (overall prevalence 1.4%). BPPV positive patients did not differ from BPPV negative patients. Among a large group of older patients, one quarter experiences dizziness, and 1.4% has definite BPPV. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo nationallicence Dizziness nationallicence Prevalence nationallicence van der Zaag-Loonen H. Department of Epidemiology, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut van Leeuwen R. Department of Neurology, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut Bruintjes Tj Department of Ear-Nose-Throat Surgery, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut van Munster B. Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/6(2015-06-01), 1521-1524 0937-4477 272:6<1521 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3409-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3409-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van der Zaag-Loonen H. Department of Epidemiology, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Leeuwen R. Department of Neurology, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bruintjes Tj Department of Ear-Nose-Throat Surgery, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Munster B. Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Ziekenhuis Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/6(2015-06-01), 1521-1524 0937-4477 272:6<1521 2015 272 405