Dizzinessaffectsaleutone-thirdofinpidualsovertheageof65years,andisoneofthemostconmlonreasonsfortheelderlytoconsulttheirgeneralpractitioner.Syncopeaffectsatleast20%ofthepopulationatmlnetimeandaccountsforabout6%ofgeneralmedicaladmissionsintheUK.Recurrentsymptomsareparticulas-lydisablingbecausetheyaffectaninpidual'sabilitytoworkandtodrive,increasesusceptibilitytofallsandassociateinju-rim,andreduceindependenceintheelderly.
