[Analysis the features of familial benign paroxysmal positional vertigo].
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
; 33(11): 1095-1098, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
The family heredity of BPPV disease was preliminarily discussed in order to guide the clinical practice, prevent early and shorten the course of BPPV disease in the future.Method:
Familial BPPV patients were enquired and registered in detail, including gender, age at first onset, occupation, inducing factors, symptoms, diagnosis, sleep status and clinical manifestations. Analysis of the clinical data.Result:
Nine patients with idiopathic BPPV from four families had no definite pathogenic factors, accounting for 0.4% of the patients with idiopathic BPPV, including 3 males and 6 females; the age of first onset ranged from 31 to 66 years old. the course of disease ranged from 2 days to 8 years; the duration of nystagmus ranged from seconds to 1 minute. The main clinical symptoms were dizziness and visual rotation related to position transformation. Family 1, 3 and 4 patients had a history of fatigue. Family 2 patients had a predisposing factor of forced lateral decubitus due to lumbar discomfort. All patients had nystagmus lasting less than 1 minute and were single-tube involvement, all patients were canalithiasis. Different patients in the same family have different pathogenic locations.Conclusion:
Familial BPPV is urgent to attract the attention of clinicians and the public. Early clinical test for suspected familial BPPV can play a role in early prevention and shorten the process of disease, so as to improve the life quality of patients.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Nistagmo Patológico
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Vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article