Dizziness and Vertigo in Emergency: A Population-Based Analysis

Mauricio CE^*, Alanis-Nunez AJ, Andres S and Teresa GG

Department of Otolaryngology, Tlalnepantla Regional Hospital-Issemym, Mexico

*Corresponding Author : Cardenas Espana Mauricio
Department of Otolaryngology, Tlalnepantla Regional Hospital-Issemym, Mexico
Tel: 525543311708
E-mail: mauricio.espana88@gmail.com

Received: August 22, 2017 Accepted: January 08, 2018 Published: January 15, 2018

Citation: Mauricio CE, Alanis-Nunez AJ, Andres S, Teresa GG (2018) Dizziness and Vertigo in Emergency: A Population-Based Analysis. J Otol Rhinol 7:1. doi: 10.4172/2324-8785.1000333

Objective: To describe the epidemiology and analyze the symptoms of the most common diagnosis of patients with “vertigo” who visited the emergency department.

Materials and methods: We reviewed the Epidemiological, transversal, descriptive and retrospective study, in which the records of all patients were evaluated by the otolaryngology service in the emergency department, in a one year period, with a diagnosis of vestibular dysfunction.

Results: A total of 182 patients with vertigo, 55 men (30.2%) and 127 women (69.8%) with a mean age of 50 years, with the following diagnoses: Benign postural paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) of the posterior semicircular canal (PSCC) (25.27%), vascular (14.28%), metabolic (12.08%), as the most frequent; the most common associated symptoms were neurovegetative (59.34%), vertigo (51.09%), instability (43.95%) and dizziness (38.46%).

Conclusion: Patients suffering from vestibular dysfunction have various symptoms but vertigo is not the most common, The BPPV as marked in literature is the most common diagnosis, however, there are others that should not be ignored.