Causes of drop attacks in vertigo patients
ZENG Xiangli
CEN Jin tian
LI Zhi cheng
LI Peng
ZHANG Shu qi
GUJing
YUAN Tao
LI Yongqi
Abstract：Objective To investigate the causes of drop attacks in vertigo patients to facilitate diagnosis and treat-ment. Methods Causes distribution, age trend and medical visits of dropping attacks in a vertigo clinic in the past 10 years were retrospectively analyzed. Results Data from 35 cases of drop attacks in patients with vertigo were collected, including Meniere disease Tumarkin’s otolithic crisis (n=16), whose drop attacks were not inquired at the initial visit, BPPV with drop attacks (n=7), Meniere Disease with vasovagal syncope (n=5), and BPPV secondary to cardiac synco-pe (n=7). The incidence of drop attacks increased with age. Conclusion The incidence of dropping attacks in patients with vertigo is underestimated. Incomplete history collection is the main reason. Intractable BPPV may be secondary to syncope. More attention should be paid to history of cardiovascular diseases and relevant examinations during manage-ment. For timely correct diagnosis and treatment, it is very important to be aware of vertigo with syncope.
Keywords：vertigodrop attacketiology
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 504-507 )