| Benign positional vertigo and hyperuricaemia. | |
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PMID: 16167713 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To find out if there is any association between serum uric acid level and positional vertigo. DESIGN: A prospective, case controlled study. SETTING: A private neurological clinic. SUBJECTS: All patients presenting with vertigo. RESULTS: Ninety patients were seen in this period with 78 males and 19 females. Mean age was 47 +/- 3 years (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 12.4. Their mean uric acid level was 442 +/- 16 (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 79.6 umol/l as compared to 291 +/- 17 (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 79.7 umol/l in the control group. The P-value was less than 0.001. CONCLUSION: That there is a significant association between high uric acid and benign positional vertigo. |
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Authors:
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A M Adam |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: East African medical journal Volume: 82 ISSN: 0012-835X ISO Abbreviation: East Afr Med J Publication Date: 2005 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-09-19 Completed Date: 2005-12-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372766 Medline TA: East Afr Med J Country: Kenya |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 376-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 21425-00505 Nairobi, Kenya. |
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Case-Control Studies Comorbidity Female Humans Hyperuricemia / blood, epidemiology* Kenya / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Reference Values Uric Acid / blood* Vertigo / blood*, epidemiology* |
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69-93-2/Uric Acid |
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