Acute dizziness in rural practice: Proposal of a diagnostic procedure

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Josef G. Heckmann¹  Sajed Dastan²  Ehab Eid³ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Landshut, Germany;Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Iran;Medical School, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt;

关键词: bedside examination;    clinical examination;    dix–hallpike test;    dizziness;    head impulse test;    neurootological techniques;    nystagmus;    vertigo;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0976-3147.153238

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Acute dizziness is a frequent index symptom in the emergency department as well as in the rural practice office. Most acute dizziness, however, is not dangerous, but some types are highly dangerous. Clinical routine acute dizziness can be separated into frequent benign syndromes including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular neuritis, Menière’s disease or vestibular migraine, and what is here referred to as the “white shark” of dizziness, i.e. a stroke in the posterior circulation or more rarely a tumor in the posterior fossa. A practical concept is presented to clarify most frequent acute dizziness syndromes using clinical and low budget methods.

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