Aetiology of bilateral vestibulopathy: 255 patients

Introduction: Bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) is rare among vestibular disorders. Despite its typical symptoms (unsteadiness of gait and oscillopsia), BV is often underdiagnosed in the daily clinical routine. Moreover, its definite cause often remains undetermined. Until now the largest available study on the aetiology of BV included 53 patients (Rinne et al.,1998). It was concluded that the probable cause of BV could be defined in approximately 80% of the patients. However, it is our experience that the proportion of idiopathic BV is considerably higher. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 255 patient…