[Etiological analysis on patients with vertigo or dizziness]

Area of Science:

• Neurology
• Otolaryngology
• Internal Medicine

Background:

• Vertigo and dizziness are common neurological symptoms with diverse etiologies.
• Accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective management and treatment of patients presenting with these complaints.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the spectrum of causes for vertigo and dizziness in a neurology department.
• To provide a diagnostic and therapeutic reference for clinicians managing dizziness.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective analysis of clinical data from 9,200 patients with vertigo or dizziness.
• Data collected from January 2016 to September 2017 at Baotou Central Hospital's Neurology Department.
• Patients were diagnosed based on uniform diagnostic criteria.

Main Results:

• Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was the most frequent diagnosis (34.22%).
• Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) was the second most common (21.80%).
• Vertigo due to cerebrovascular diseases accounted for 15.90%, increasing with age.

Conclusions:

• BPPV and PPPD are highly prevalent causes of dizziness and require significant clinical attention.
• Cerebrovascular causes of vertigo are age-dependent and warrant consideration.
• A notable proportion of vertigo cases remain undiagnosed, emphasizing the complexity of dizziness etiology.