Dizziness: types
Evidence-based neurology checklist on dizziness: types: Disequilibrium This is an impaired sense of balance and gait It is age-related It is caused by degeneration of the vestibular and otolith organs It produces a feeling of unsteadiness It is exacerbated by Non-specific light-headedness Other…
Disequilibrium
- This is an impaired sense of balance and gait
- It is age-related
- It is caused by degeneration of the vestibular and otolith organs
- It produces a feeling of unsteadiness
- It is exacerbated by
Non-specific light-headedness
Other types of dizziness
References
- Lee AT. Diagnosing the cause of vertigo: a practical approach. Hong Kong Med J 2012; 18:327-332.
- Lee AT. Diagnosing the cause of vertigo: a practical approach. Hong Kong Med J 2012; 18:327-332.
- Newman-Toker DE, Dy FJD, Stanton VA, Zee DS, Calkins H, Robinson KA. How often is dizziness from primary cardiovascular disease true vertigo? A systematic review. J Gen Intern Med 2008; 23:2087-2094.
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