scholarly journals Factors Associated with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Chinese Case-Control Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 3885-3889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junliang Yuan ◽  
Jinsheng Dai ◽  
William A. Li ◽  
Wenli Hu
Author(s):  
D V K Irugu ◽  
A Singh ◽  
H Yadav ◽  
H Verma ◽  
R Kumar ◽  
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Abstract Objectives This study aimed to evaluate serum otolin-1 levels in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and to compare these levels with healthy individuals. Method This was a case-control study. After obtaining institutional ethical committee clearance, the serum level of otolin-1 was calculated in adult individuals (18–75 years old) who were divided into group 1 (patients presenting with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and group 2 (healthy patients without benign paroxysmal positional vertigo as the control group). Data analysis was carried out to compare the serum levels in the cases and controls. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results A total of 70 age-matched individuals (cases, n = 40; controls, n = 30) were included in the study. The mean serum level of otolin-1 was 636.8 pg/ml (range, 259–981 pg/ml) in the group of patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and 236.2 pg/ml (range, 189–370 pg/ml) in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (p = 0.0000). Conclusion The serum levels of otolin-1 in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are significantly higher compared with individuals without benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e0153092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Pu Chang ◽  
Yueh-Wen Lin ◽  
Pi-Yu Sung ◽  
Hsun-Yang Chuang ◽  
Hsien-Yang Chung ◽  
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