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Vertigo and dizziness of functional origin
Author(s) -
Afzelius LarsErik,
Henriksson Nils G.,
Wahlgren Louise
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198004000-00011
Subject(s) - vertigo , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , audiology , surgery
In patients consulting otologists for vertigo a functional source can be expected in 50% of the patients and more frequently among young females than among older male subjects. Functional vertigo is frequently perceived as a turning sensation inside the head, functional dizziness frequently as a rocking sensation of the whole body, while patients with vertigo of somatic origin frequently seem to complain of a spinning sensation outside the head. The duration pattern of functional vertigo is frequently of a fluctuating or continuous type, while in the nonfunctional subjects it is of 2‐5 hr. duration. In patients with vertigo of functional origin eye‐closure tends to release rather than inhibit nystagmus.