Complications
Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
variable
medium
Patients who complain of imbalance and unsteadiness are at higher risk of falls. Vestibular dysfunction is an important cause of falls, where around 80% of patients who had unexplained falls were found to have symptoms of vestibular system involvement and 41% to have vertigo.[99] Patients with drop attacks are also predisposed to fall during attacks.[9]
variable
low
Hearing loss is one of the manifestations of the disease. The incidence of bilateral, severe to profound hearing loss is estimated at 1% to 6%.[98]
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