Prognosis of vertigo following cranio-cervical injury.
The prognosis of vertigo associated with post-traumatic disorder of the head and neck was assessed during long-term observations of 75 patients, Subjective symptoms of vertigos improved 4 years after the first examination in almost all cases. The results of vestibular examination regarding objective symptoms of vertigo were usually fixed at about 2 years after the first examination. Changes in the subjective symptoms and the results of vestibular examinations provided pertinent information for clinical assessments. The EEG findings in these patients showed a close correlation to the improvement of subjective symptoms of vertigo and to alternation in the results of vestibular examination. Post-traumatic neurosis was almost always related to both the subjective symptoms which persisted.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries; D011379:Prognosis; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D014717:Vertigo / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests