Bierrum, William;
Haider, Salman;
Balaratnam, Michelle;
Alim-Marvasti, Ali;
Chandratheva, Arvind;
Simister, Robert;
Koohi, Nehzat;
(2023)
Hyperacute vestibular syndrome: the role of an acute vertigo service.
Frontiers in Stroke
, 2
, Article 1265009. 10.3389/fstro.2023.1265009.
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Abstract
Differentiating between peripheral and central causes of acute vertigo remains a clinical obstacle in the acute setting. Despite the availability of several validated diagnostic algorithms adoption and implementation of these tools is low because most emergency physicians are unfamiliar with them. Embedding an acute vertigo service within the emergency setting may help improve the diagnostic workup of patients presenting with this specific symptomatology and may have significant economic benefits, such as the avoidance of hospital admissions, reduction in unnecessary investigations, and decrease in length of hospital stay. In this work, we present four patients who were referred to the acute vertigo service at University College London Hospital (UCLH) for review. We discuss the indications for and limitations of implementing such a service.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hyperacute vestibular syndrome: the role of an acute vertigo service |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fstro.2023.1265009 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fstro.2023.1265009 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 Bierrum, Haider, Balaratnam, Alim-Marvasti, Chandratheva, Simister, Koohi and Kaski. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | Acute vestibular syndrome, vertigo, neuro-otology, vestibular, hearing loss, ataxia, stroke |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10188760 |
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