Abstract
Among 790 patients who complained of ve rtigo and dizziness and were examined neuro-otologically in the department of O. R. L. at Kobe University Hospital and Kobe Central Municipal Hospital from 1983 to 1984, 204 (25.8 96) were over 60 years of age.(1) The number of patients with vertigo due to central nervous system lesions, especially cerebrovascular disorders, increased with age.(2) In elderly patients, tinnitus and hearing loss were more frequent complaints than in younger patients.(3) In elderly patients, abnormalities of E. T. T., O. K. P., and gaze nystagmus were more frequently seen than in younger patients.(4) The number of patients who suffered from hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and ophthalmological disorders increased with age.
