Comparison of Clinical Balance and Visual Dependence Tests in Patients With Chronic Dizziness With and Without Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnosis of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is primarily based on medical history taking. Research on the value of clinical balance and visual dependence tests in identifying PPPD is scarce.

Objectives

(1) to contrast clinical balance and visual dependence tests between PPPD patients, dizzy non-PPPD patients, and healthy persons; and (2) to evaluate whether these clinical tests can help to identify PPPD in patients with chronic dizziness.

Methods

Consecutive patients with chronic dizziness (38 PPPD and 21 non-PPPD) and 69 healthy persons underwent Static Balance tests, the Timed Up and Go test, the Tandem Gait test, and the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA). Visual dependence tests included the Visual Vertigo Analog Scale (VVAS), the Rod

SUBMITTER: De Vestel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170888 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature