Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD). This is a chronic vestibular dysfunction. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology and epidemiology
- This is a chronic vestibular dysfunction
- It results from impaired multi-system sensory processing
- There is grey matter volume loss on MRI-voxel based morphometry
- It is more frequent in middle age and in women
Core features
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Associated features
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Provoking factors and triggers
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Diagnostic criteria
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Treatment
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Synonyms
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References
- Staab JP, Eckhardt-Henn A, Horii A, et al. Diagnostic criteria for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): Consensus document of the committee for the Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society. J Vestib Res 2017; 27:191-208.
- Popkirov S, Staab JP, Stone J. Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): a common, characteristic and treatable cause of chronic dizziness. Pract Neurol 2018; 18:5-13.
- Wurthmann S, Naegel S, Schulte Steinberg B, et al. Cerebral gray matter changes in persistent postural perceptual dizziness. J Psychosom Res 2017; 103:95-101.
- Holle D, Schulte-Steinberg B, Wurthmann S, et al. Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: a matter of higher, central dysfunction? PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142468.
- Yan Z, Cui L, Yu T, Liang H, Wang Y, Chen C. Analysis of the characteristics of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: A clinical-based study in China. Int J Audiol 2017; 56:33-37.
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