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SUBMITTER: Strupp M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2696792 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Strupp Michael M Brandt Thomas T
Deutsches Arzteblatt international 20080307 10
<h4>Introduction</h4>Vertigo is not a separate disease process, but a multisensory and sensorimotor syndrome with various etiologies and pathogeneses. It is among the commonest symptoms presented to doctors, with a lifetime prevalence of around 20% to 30%. Patients have often consulted multiple physicians before a diagnosis is made and therapy initiated.<h4>Methods</h4>Selective literature research and review of the guidelines of the German Neurological Society.<h4>Results</h4>A careful history ...[more]