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Table 1 Clinical diagnoses

From: Dizziness and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo among retirement home residents: a cross-sectional descriptive and interventional study

Primary diagnosis

Number of patients

Percentage of patients

Orthostatic dizziness

19

26,8%

Multifactorial dizziness

17

23,9%

BPPV

8

11,3%

Proprioceptive dizziness

3

4,2%

Vestibular migraine

3

4,2%

Cardiogenic dizziness

2

2,8%

Unilateral vestibulopathy

2

2,8%

Central vertigo

2

2,8%

Status post BPPV

2

2,8%

Bilateral vestibulopathy

1

1,4%

Psychogenic vertigo

1

1,4%

Meniere’s disease

1

1,4%

Unclear cause

10

14,1%