Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study
ObjectiveTo analyze the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), to provide a basis for the accurate diagnosis of elderly BPPV patients.MethodsA retrospective case-control study was conducted to evaluate the clinical data of 12,282 patients diagn...
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| author | Hongyan Li Hongyan Li Yanping Tong Yan Wang Yan Wang Meimei Chen Meimei Chen Yu Cui Yu Cui Xiaolin Wu Xiaolin Wu Yi Ju Yi Ju |
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| description | ObjectiveTo analyze the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), to provide a basis for the accurate diagnosis of elderly BPPV patients.MethodsA retrospective case-control study was conducted to evaluate the clinical data of 12,282 patients diagnosed with BPPV who received treatment at the Vertigo Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Research Center of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, between January 2020 and June 2024. Patients were categorized into an elderly group (≥65 years old) and a young-to-middle-aged group (<65 years old). Risk factors, clinical manifestations, and the interval from symptom onset to diagnosis were systematically compared and analyzed.ResultsThe mean age of elderly BPPV patients was 71.2 ± 5.4 years, with a male-to-female ratio of approximately 1:2. The posterior semicircular canal was the most commonly affected site (62.3%) in elderly patients, and the incidence of horizontal semicircular canal canalolithiasis was higher in the elderly group compared to the young-to-middle-aged group (16.2% vs. 13.6%, p < 0.001). The prevalence of arteriosclerosis-related risk factors (including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease) was significantly higher (p < 0.001). Elderly patients with BPPV were more likely to experience atypical symptom (40.5% vs. 35.5%, p < 0.001), isolated vestibular symptom episodes lasting more than 1 min (23.1% vs. 21.4%, p = 0.039), and symptoms accompanied by tinnitus (21.0% vs. 18.8%, p = 0.004) and hearing loss (12.7% vs. 8.6%, p < 0.001). The proportion of elderly patients whose vertigo was triggered by typical head or body position changes was significantly lower than that in the younger group (35.3% vs. 39.7%, p < 0.001). Additionally, the time from symptom onset to diagnosis was positively correlated with age (r = 0.122, p < 0.001), and a significantly higher proportion of elderly patients experienced a diagnostic delay exceeding 14 days (35.4% vs. 28.4%, p < 0.001).ConclusionElderly patients with BPPV are more likely to present with atypical symptoms, fewer episodes of position-induced vertigo, and a longer symptom duration. Delayed diagnosis is more prevalent among elderly patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c74084d71cf45cb816f27ce655efa772025-08-20T03:13:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952025-04-011610.3389/fneur.2025.15758161575816Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center studyHongyan Li0Hongyan Li1Yanping Tong2Yan Wang3Yan Wang4Meimei Chen5Meimei Chen6Yu Cui7Yu Cui8Xiaolin Wu9Xiaolin Wu10Yi Ju11Yi Ju12Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaClinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaObjectiveTo analyze the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), to provide a basis for the accurate diagnosis of elderly BPPV patients.MethodsA retrospective case-control study was conducted to evaluate the clinical data of 12,282 patients diagnosed with BPPV who received treatment at the Vertigo Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Research Center of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, between January 2020 and June 2024. Patients were categorized into an elderly group (≥65 years old) and a young-to-middle-aged group (<65 years old). Risk factors, clinical manifestations, and the interval from symptom onset to diagnosis were systematically compared and analyzed.ResultsThe mean age of elderly BPPV patients was 71.2 ± 5.4 years, with a male-to-female ratio of approximately 1:2. The posterior semicircular canal was the most commonly affected site (62.3%) in elderly patients, and the incidence of horizontal semicircular canal canalolithiasis was higher in the elderly group compared to the young-to-middle-aged group (16.2% vs. 13.6%, p < 0.001). The prevalence of arteriosclerosis-related risk factors (including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease) was significantly higher (p < 0.001). Elderly patients with BPPV were more likely to experience atypical symptom (40.5% vs. 35.5%, p < 0.001), isolated vestibular symptom episodes lasting more than 1 min (23.1% vs. 21.4%, p = 0.039), and symptoms accompanied by tinnitus (21.0% vs. 18.8%, p = 0.004) and hearing loss (12.7% vs. 8.6%, p < 0.001). The proportion of elderly patients whose vertigo was triggered by typical head or body position changes was significantly lower than that in the younger group (35.3% vs. 39.7%, p < 0.001). Additionally, the time from symptom onset to diagnosis was positively correlated with age (r = 0.122, p < 0.001), and a significantly higher proportion of elderly patients experienced a diagnostic delay exceeding 14 days (35.4% vs. 28.4%, p < 0.001).ConclusionElderly patients with BPPV are more likely to present with atypical symptoms, fewer episodes of position-induced vertigo, and a longer symptom duration. Delayed diagnosis is more prevalent among elderly patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1575816/fullbenign paroxysmal positional vertigodizzinessvestibular symptomsdiagnosiselderly |
| spellingShingle | Hongyan Li Hongyan Li Yanping Tong Yan Wang Yan Wang Meimei Chen Meimei Chen Yu Cui Yu Cui Xiaolin Wu Xiaolin Wu Yi Ju Yi Ju Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study Frontiers in Neurology benign paroxysmal positional vertigo dizziness vestibular symptoms diagnosis elderly |
| title | Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study |
| title_full | Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study |
| title_fullStr | Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study |
| title_short | Atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a single-center study |
| title_sort | atypical symptoms and delayed diagnosis are more common in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo a single center study |
| topic | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo dizziness vestibular symptoms diagnosis elderly |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1575816/full |
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