Increased Risk of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Patients With Non-Apnea Sleep Disorders: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study

Conclusions:We demonstrate that NSD are associated with an increased risk of BPPV. Relative to other types of NSD, patients with chronic insomnia are at the highest risk for development of BPPV.Citation:Shih CP, Wang CH, Chung CH, Lin HC, Chen HC, Lee JC, Chien WC. Increased risk of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with non-apnea sleep disorders: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(12):2021–2029.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research