Alanis-Nunez AJ Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision
Department of Otolaryngology, Tlalnepantla Regional Hospital-Issemym, Mexico
Working at Department of Otolaryngology, Tlalnepantla Regional Hospital-Issemym, Place of living is Mexico. Subjects of Specialization are Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision.
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Author(s): Mauricio CE, Alanis-Nunez AJ, Andres S and Teresa GG
Objective: To describe the epidemiology and analyze the symptoms of the most common diagnosis of patients with “vertigo” who visited the emergency department.
Materials and methods: We reviewed the Epidemiological, transversal, descriptive and retrospective study, in which the records of all patients were evaluated by the otolaryngology service in the emergency department, in a one year period, with a diagnosis of vestibular dysfunction.
Results: A total of 182 patients with vertigo, 55 men (30.2%) and 127 women (69.8%) with a mean age of 50 years, with the following diagnoses: Benign postural paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) of the posterior semicircular canal (PSCC) (25.27%), vascular (14.28%), metabolic (12.08... view moreĀ»