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Chronic subjective dizziness

Ödman, >Micaela, Maire, Raphaël·2008·Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Abstract

CONCLUSION: Chronic subjective dizziness (CSD) is frequent and affects twice as many women as men. Anxiety is a strong predisposing factor. The pathophysiologic concept of this disorder assumes that balance function and emotion share common neurologic pathways, which might explain that the balance disorder can provoke fear and vice versa, giving rise to a problem in perception of space and motion. In anxious patients this can turn into a space and motion phobia, with avoidance behaviour. OBJECTIVE: CSD is a diagnosis based on the hypothesis of an interaction between the vestibular system and the psychiatric sphere. Patients complain of chronic imbalance, worsened by visual motion stimulation, and frequently suffer from anxiety. Vestibular examination reveals no anomalies. We evaluated the incidence and characteristics of CSD in patients referred to our neuro-otology centre (tertiary hospital outpatient clinic). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 1552 consecutive patients presenting with vertigo. CSD was diagnosed in 164 patients (female:male=111:53). RESULTS: CSD represents 10.6% of the dizzy patients in our clinic. Psychiatric disorder, mainly anxiety, was found in 79.3% of the cases. Other frequently associated factors were fear of heights and former vestibular lesion (healed). In all, 79.0% of the patients with CSD had poor balance performance on dynamic posturography testing.

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Authors
Ödman, >., & Maire, R.
Affiliations
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
Corresponding author
Ödman, >Micaela
Venue
Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Published
2008-01
Volume
128
Issue
10
Pages
1085-1088
ISSN
  • 0001-6489 (ISSN-L)
  • 1651-2251
OpenAlex
W2142085332
Cited by
62
References
15
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FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Acta Oto-Laryngologica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Keywords
anxiety, balance function, vertigo, incidence, sex differences, dynamic posturography, fear of heights, vestibular lesions
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety Disorders, Chronic Disease, Depression, Dizziness, Postural Balance, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motion Sickness, Retrospective Studies, Vestibular Function Tests, Vestibular Diseases, Young Adult

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