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'''For patient information click [[Dizziness (patient information)|here]]'''
 
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{{SK}}  Bad balance; disorientation; dizzy; environment spinning around; floating; giddiness; giddy; imbalance; instability;  loss of balance; moving;  off balance; spaced out; spinning inside head; swaying; swimming; tilting; unsteadiness; whirling; wobbliness; wooziness
{{SK}}  Disequilibrium; Vertigo; Unsteadiness; Lightheadedness; Disorientation in space; dizzy; floating; giddiness; giddy; reeling; spaced out; swimmy; weak at the knees; wobbliness; wooziness


==Overview==
==[[Dizziness overview|Overview]]==
Dizziness is a common but vague symptom.  A wide variety of symptoms are often referred to as dizziness.
 
==Differential Diagnosis of Dizziness==
The first step in the assessment of dizziness is to determine through a focused history with greater specificity the precise symptoms the patient is experiencing.  The following links direct you to the appropriate chapter based upon the patient's precise symptoms:
 
===Presyncope===
====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Syndrome====
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[presyncope]] include:
:*[[Faintness]]
:*[[Generalized weakness]]
:*[[Lightheadedness]]
:*[[Near fainting]]
====Associated Symptoms====
[[Presyncope]] is a transient and episodic [[prodrome]]. The other symptoms which usually accompany this [[prodrome]] are [[diaphoresis]], [[blurring of vision]], [[nausea]], [[palpitations]], [[feeling of warmth]], [[pallor]], [[paresthesia]].
 
==Vertigo==
[[Vertigo]]: '''Vertigo''' is a transient and episodic perception of false sensation of motion. The most common motion is a spinning sensation of the surrounding environment around the patient but some may interpret it as a self motion. Tilting, whirling, swaying and moving forward, backward or on either sides may be the other terms used to describe the motion. Nausea, vomiting, some degree of imbalance and autonomic signs like pallor, diaphoresis and tachycardia are the common accompanying signs and symptoms.
 
==Disequilibrium==
[[Disequilibrium]]: '''Disequilibrium''' is an impaired sense or absence of balance that primarily occurs during standing or walking and usually without any cephalic sensations like headache, nausea and vomiting. It is more of a continuous symptom rather than the episodic presyncope and vertigo.
 
==Drop Attack==
[[Drop attack]]: '''Drop attacks''' are sudden spontaneous falls while [[Standing (position)|standing]] or [[walking]], followed by a very swift recovery, within seconds or minutes.


==Motion Sickness==
==[[Dizziness historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
[[Motion sickness]]


Nonspecific dizziness:
==[[Dizziness classification|Classification]]==
 
==[[Dizziness overview|Overview]]==


==[[Dizziness definition|Definition]]==
==[[Dizziness pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==


==[[Dizziness causes|Causes]]==
==[[Dizziness causes|Causes]]==


==[[Dizziness differential diagnosis|Differentiating Dizziness from other Diseases]]==
==[[Dizziness differential diagnosis|Differentiating Dizziness from other Diseases]]==
==[[Dizziness epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==


==[[Dizziness risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Dizziness risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Dizziness screening|Screening]]==


==[[Dizziness natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Dizziness natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Dizziness history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Dizziness physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Dizziness laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Dizziness electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Dizziness CT|CT]] | [[Dizziness MRI|MRI]] | [[Dizziness echocardiography|Echocardiography]] | [[Dizziness other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Dizziness other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
[[Dizziness diagnostic study of choice|Diagnostic study of choice]] | [[Dizziness history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Dizziness physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Dizziness laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Dizziness electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Dizziness x ray|X-Ray Findings]] | [[Dizziness echocardiography and ultrasound|Echocardiography and Ultrasound]] | [[Dizziness CT scan|CT-Scan Findings]] | [[Dizziness MRI|MRI Findings]] | [[Dizziness other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Dizziness other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Dizziness medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Dizziness surgery|Surgery]] | [[Dizziness primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Dizziness secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Dizziness cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Dizziness future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
[[Dizziness medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Dizziness interventions|Interventions]] | [[Dizziness surgery|Surgery]] | [[Dizziness primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Dizziness secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Dizziness cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Dizziness future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


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==Case Studies==
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[[Dizziness case study one|Case #1]]
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 24 April 2021


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Echocardiography and Ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S; Norina Usman, M.B.B.S[3]

Synonyms and keywords: Disequilibrium; Vertigo; Unsteadiness; Lightheadedness; Disorientation in space; dizzy; floating; giddiness; giddy; reeling; spaced out; swimmy; weak at the knees; wobbliness; wooziness

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Dizziness from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic study of choice | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | X-Ray Findings | Echocardiography and Ultrasound | CT-Scan Findings | MRI Findings | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Interventions | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1