Vestibular syndromes after COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Dizziness and vertigo are common symptoms after COVID-19-vaccination. We aimed to prospectively evaluate objective central or peripheral vestibular function in patients with dizziness, vertigo, and postural symptoms that started or worsened after COVID-19-vaccination.

Methods

Of 4137 patients who presented between January 2021 and April 2022 at the German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, we identified 72 patients (mean age = 47 years) with enduring vestibular symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination. All underwent medical history-taking, and neurological and neuro-otological workup with bithermal caloric test, video head-impulse test, orthoptics, and audiometry. Diagnoses were based on international crite

SUBMITTER: Gerb J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9538778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature