Clinical and epidemiological study on inpatients with vertigo at the ENT Department of Kyoto University Hospital.
CONCLUSIONS
The number of studies on inpatients with vertigo is limited. This study provides useful information for clarifying the underlying causes of vertigo.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the epidemiological features of patients with vertigo.


METHODS
This retrospective study investigated 78 patients who had been emergently hospitalized in the Otolaryngology Department of Kyoto University Hospital with vertigo.


RESULTS
The number of female patients was significantly higher than the number of male patients. Meniere's disease was the most common underlying pathology among hospitalized patients. Mean patient age was 56.1 years, with no significant difference between male and female patients.
Ogita
Hideaki
H
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. h_ogita@ent.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Taura
Akiko
A
Funabiki
Kazuo
K
Miura
Makoto
M
Ito
Juichi
J
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult