{"title":"Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness In The Neurology Clinic.","authors":"K Radhakrishna, M Gaughan","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To determine the proportion of referrals to a General Neurology New Patient Clinic which meet the diagnostic criteria of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) and to gauge patient-perceived response to treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Referral letters, n=1315, to a General Neurology New Patient Clinic from 2021-2023 were screened for terms 'dizziness', 'vertigo', 'unsteadiness' and 'vestibular'. A chart review was performed to establish study outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>202 (15.4%) patients were referred with 'dizziness', 'vertigo' or 'unsteadiness', 22 (11%) of which fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. Venlafaxine was offered in 10 (45.5%) patients and conferred ≥50% benefit in 8 (80%). Vestibular physiotherapy improved symptoms by ≥25% in all 7 (100%) patients with access to the intervention. Cognitive behavioural therapy and effective communication of the diagnosis alleviated symptoms by 50% in 3 (14%) patients respectively.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>PPPD is increasingly recognised in patients with chronic vestibular symptoms and can cause significant functional morbidity. Venlafaxine may independently improve symptoms1.</p>","PeriodicalId":14713,"journal":{"name":"Irish medical journal","volume":"117 8","pages":"1014"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Irish medical journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aim: To determine the proportion of referrals to a General Neurology New Patient Clinic which meet the diagnostic criteria of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) and to gauge patient-perceived response to treatment.
Methods: Referral letters, n=1315, to a General Neurology New Patient Clinic from 2021-2023 were screened for terms 'dizziness', 'vertigo', 'unsteadiness' and 'vestibular'. A chart review was performed to establish study outcomes.
Results: 202 (15.4%) patients were referred with 'dizziness', 'vertigo' or 'unsteadiness', 22 (11%) of which fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. Venlafaxine was offered in 10 (45.5%) patients and conferred ≥50% benefit in 8 (80%). Vestibular physiotherapy improved symptoms by ≥25% in all 7 (100%) patients with access to the intervention. Cognitive behavioural therapy and effective communication of the diagnosis alleviated symptoms by 50% in 3 (14%) patients respectively.
Discussion: PPPD is increasingly recognised in patients with chronic vestibular symptoms and can cause significant functional morbidity. Venlafaxine may independently improve symptoms1.
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Since its inception in 1867, the Journal of the Medical Association of Ireland and now in its present format, the Irish Medical Journal, has provided the medical community in Ireland with an invaluable service. As one of the leading biomedical publications in Ireland, it has sought to continue the education of medical students and postgraduates through scientific research, review articles and updates on contemporary clinical practices while providing an ongoing forum for medical debate. A measure of our stature is that we are listed in the Index Medicus and issued annually with a citation factor from the Institute for Scientific Information.
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