A characterization of vertigo in our enviroment

Authors

  • Amado Luis Figueroa Álvarez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Edgar René Agüero Aguilar Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Luis Cuadrado Silva Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Gloria Adriana Martínez Macías Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

vértigo/ethiology, audiometry, tomography x-ray computed

Abstract

An evolutive, transversal and descriptive study was carried out in 106 patients affected by vertigo in the University Hospital “Arnaldo Milian Castro” of Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, from January 2001 to December 2004. The purpose of this research was making a topographical and ethiological characterization of vertigo, which was possible via questioning, physical exam and otoneurological studies such as: tonal audiometrics, impedanciometrics, auditive evoked potentials of brain stem, caloric tests, simple imagenelogical exam, the helicoidal computarized tomography and also a fallow-up of patients. The periferical vertigo proved to be the most frecuent (78.3%). The benign paroxiysmal positional vertigo turned to be the cause more prevalent (39.8%) and was diagnosed by a postural Dix-Hillpike test and the rest of studies. The cervical cause had the biggest incidente (58.3%) in regard with central vertigo and it behaved like a periferical one concerning its clinical chart.

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Author Biographies

Amado Luis Figueroa Álvarez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Otorrinolaringología. Profesor Auxiliar del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Edgar René Agüero Aguilar, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Otorrinolaringología

Luis Cuadrado Silva, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Otorrinolaringología. Profesor Instructor del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Gloria Adriana Martínez Macías, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Otorrinolaringología

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How to Cite

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Figueroa Álvarez AL, Agüero Aguilar ER, Cuadrado Silva L, Martínez Macías GA. A characterization of vertigo in our enviroment. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];1(2):5-12. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/344

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007): September-December

Section

Original Articles

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