Dizziness causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Dizziness is the most common nonpain symptom following fatigue in clinic and community populations[1]. It is also one of the most common complaints in ambulatory care, accounting for nearly 8 million outpatient visits annually in the United States[2]. Being a vague term, it includes several causes from various sensations like vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium and psychogenic dizziness.
Causes
After determining the precise symptoms which the patient is experiencing through a focused history, the specific type of dizziness is identified. The following links direct you to the appropriate chapter and their causes based on the type of dizziness that is identified:
References
- ↑ Kroenke, K.; Arrington, ME.; Mangelsdorff, AD. (1990). "The prevalence of symptoms in medical outpatients and the adequacy of therapy". Arch Intern Med. 150 (8): 1685–9. PMID 2383163. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Sloane, PD.; Dallara, J.; Roach, C.; Bailey, KE.; Mitchell, M.; McNutt, R. "Management of dizziness in primary care". J Am Board Fam Pract. 7 (1): 1–8. PMID 8135132.
- ↑ Kroenke, K.; Lucas, CA.; Rosenberg, ML.; Scherokman, B.; Herbers, JE.; Wehrle, PA.; Boggi, JO. (1992). "Causes of persistent dizziness. A prospective study of 100 patients in ambulatory care". Ann Intern Med. 117 (11): 898–904. PMID 1443950. Unknown parameter
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