Dizziness and Vertigo in Aviators

Abstract

The medical records of 84 patients referred to the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine because of vertigo or diseases which are capable of producing vertigo are reviewed, and the findings and aeromedical disposition are analyzed. Approximately one-third of the patients evaluated in this series fell into the category of vestibular neuronitis. The remaining categories in order of decreasing frequency were Meniere's disease, idiopathic paroxysmal vertigo, labyrinthine or central nervous system ischemia, trauma, barovertigo, and vertigo suspected to be due to neoplasm. Ten of the patients in this study were thought to have 'lightheadedness' of nonvestibular origin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660559

Entities

People

  • Frederick G. Collins
  • Morgan E. Wing
  • William L. Mitchell

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Central Nervous System
  • Contracts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ear
  • Ear Diseases
  • Eye Diseases
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Hearing Loss
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Nervous System
  • Sensation Disorders

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.

Technology Areas

  • Space