Observational studyActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2016
Point prevalence of vertigo and dizziness in a sample of 2672 subjects and correlation with headaches.
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- Dizziness and vertigo during the prodromal phase and headache phase of migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2020Pooled it
- Dizziness in older persons at high risk of future hospitalization: prevalence, differences between those with and without dizziness, and effect of a proactive primary care intervention.BMC geriatrics · 2022Trial
- Improving mobility and participation of older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders in primary care using a care pathway: feasibility study and process evaluation.BMC family practice · 2021Trial
- Cluster Analysis of Migraine-Associated Symptoms (CAMS) across the lifespan: a cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with chronic dizziness, recurrent falls, and chronic imbalance: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Ocular VEMP Using Bone Conduction Stimuli at the Forehead - A Pilot Study Comparing B250, Minishaker and Tendon Hammer with Vibrometry Validation.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Sex differences in dizziness diagnoses across acute and chronic neurological settings.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Utility and Challenges of Imaging in Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Diagnosis: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Interrelations of Situational Vertigo, Smartphone Use, Sleep Duration, and Headache Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Biobehavioral approach to distinguishing panic symptoms from medical illness.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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- Symptoms associated with headache in youth.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2023Article
- Measuring the Effect of Smoking or Tobacco Use on Vertigo Among the Adult Population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Online Questionnaire with Fibromyalgia Patients Reveals Correlations among Type of Pain, Psychological Alterations, and Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Therapies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Clinical Techniques and Technology: Vestibular Telemetry.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Changing Paradigm for Vertigo/Dizziness Patients: a Retrospective Before-After Study from Tertiary Hospitals in Northwestern China.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- Current Insights into Treating Vertigo in Older Adults.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
- New Mobile Device to Measure Verticality Perception: Results in Young Subjects with Headaches.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Misperception of Visual Verticality in Patients with Primary Headache Disorders: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- Vestibular drop attacks in Ménière's disease and its association with migraine.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
Vertigo and dizziness are common symptoms in the general population, with an estimated prevalence between 20% and 56%. The aim of our work was to assess the point prevalence of these symptoms in a population of 2672 subjects. Patients were asked to answer a questionnaire; in the first part they were asked about demographic data and previous vertigo and or dizziness. Mean age of the sample was 48.3 ± 15 years, and 46.7% were males. A total of 1077 (40.3%) subjects referred vertigo/dizziness during their lifetime, and the mean age of the first vertigo attack was 39.2 ± 15.4 years; in the second part they were asked about the characteristics of vertigo (age of first episode, rotational vertigo, relapsing episodes, positional exacerbation, presence of cochlear symptoms) and lifetime presence of moderate to severe headache and its clinical features (hemicranial, pulsatile, associated with phono and photophobia, worse on effort). An age and sex effect was demonstrated, with symptoms 4.4 times more elevated in females and 1.8 times in people over 50 years. In the total sample of 2672 responders, 13.7% referred a sensation of spinning, 26.3% relapsing episodes, 12.9% positional exacerbation and 4.8% cochlear symptoms; 34.8% referred headache during their lifetime. Subjects suffering from headache presented an increased rate of relapsing episodes, positional exacerbation, cochlear symptoms and a lower age of occurrence of the first vertigo/dizziness episode. In the discussion, our data are compared with those of previous studies, and we underline the relationship between vertigo/dizziness from one side and headache with migrainous features on the other.
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