title: Clinical study of vertigo in the outpatient clinic of Kyoto University Hospital.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The epidemiology of vertigo remains unclear. This study might contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms underlying vestibular disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the epidemiological features of patients with vertigo.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study on 612 patients with vertigo who visited Kyoto University Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Elderly individuals comprised > 30% of patients presenting with vertigo, with more female patients than male patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. taura@ent.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taura
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohgita
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funabiki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Juichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult