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==[[Dizziness causes|Causes]]==
==[[Dizziness causes|Causes]]==
I about 25% of patients over age 50 who have dizziness, a specific cause cannot be found<ref>Menant JC, Migliaccio AA, Sturnieks DL, Hicks C, Lo J, Ratanapongleka M,
Common causes of dizziness may include<ref name="pmid21570240">{{cite journal| author=Kim AS, Sidney S, Klingman JG, Johnston SC| title=Practice variation in neuroimaging to evaluate dizziness in the ED. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2012 | volume= 30 | issue= 5 | pages= 665-72 | pmid=21570240 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2011.02.038 | pmc=4560264 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21570240  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18460956">{{cite journal| author=Keleş A, Demircan A, Kurtoğlu G| title=Carbon monoxide poisoning: how many patients do we miss? | journal=Eur J Emerg Med | year= 2008 | volume= 15 | issue= 3 | pages= 154-7 | pmid=18460956 | doi=10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282efd519 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18460956  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23142830">{{cite journal| author=Lempert T, Olesen J, Furman J, Waterston J, Seemungal B, Carey J | display-authors=etal| title=Vestibular migraine: diagnostic criteria. | journal=J Vestib Res | year= 2012 | volume= 22 | issue= 4 | pages= 167-72 | pmid=23142830 | doi=10.3233/VES-2012-0453 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23142830  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8367748">{{cite journal| author=Gilbert VE| title=Immediate orthostatic hypotension: diagnostic value in acutely ill patients. | journal=South Med J | year= 1993 | volume= 86 | issue= 9 | pages= 1028-32 | pmid=8367748 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8367748  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15820968">{{cite journal| author=Lawson J, Johnson I, Bamiou DE, Newton JL| title=Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: clinical characteristics of dizzy patients referred to a Falls and Syncope Unit. | journal=QJM | year= 2005 | volume= 98 | issue= 5 | pages= 357-64 | pmid=15820968 | doi=10.1093/qjmed/hci057 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15820968  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12369019">{{cite journal| author=Sarasin FP, Louis-Simonet M, Carballo D, Slama S, Junod AF, Unger PF| title=Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension among patients presenting with syncope in the ED. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2002 | volume= 20 | issue= 6 | pages= 497-501 | pmid=12369019 | doi=10.1053/ajem.2002.34964 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12369019  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26231273">{{cite journal| author=Newman-Toker DE, Edlow JA| title=TiTrATE: A Novel, Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosing Acute Dizziness and Vertigo. | journal=Neurol Clin | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 3 | pages= 577-99, viii | pmid=26231273 | doi=10.1016/j.ncl.2015.04.011 | pmc=4522574 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26231273  }} </ref>:
Turner J, Delbaere K, Titov N, Meinrath D, McVeigh C, Close JCT, Lord SR. Reducing the burden of dizziness in middle-aged and older people: A multifactorial, tailored, single-blind randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2018 Jul 24;15(7):e1002620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002620. eCollection 2018 Jul. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/30040818]</ref>.
*[[Hypotension]]
*[[Dehydration]]
*[[Hypoglycemia]]
*[[Arrhythmias]]
*[[Stroke]]
*[[Labyrinthitis]]
*[[Meniere's disease]]
===Medications===
===Medications===
* [[Atropine]]
* [[Atropine]]

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  1. Kim AS, Sidney S, Klingman JG, Johnston SC (2012). "Practice variation in neuroimaging to evaluate dizziness in the ED". Am J Emerg Med. 30 (5): 665–72. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.02.038. PMC 4560264. PMID 21570240.
  2. Keleş A, Demircan A, Kurtoğlu G (2008). "Carbon monoxide poisoning: how many patients do we miss?". Eur J Emerg Med. 15 (3): 154–7. doi:10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282efd519. PMID 18460956.
  3. Lempert T, Olesen J, Furman J, Waterston J, Seemungal B, Carey J; et al. (2012). "Vestibular migraine: diagnostic criteria". J Vestib Res. 22 (4): 167–72. doi:10.3233/VES-2012-0453. PMID 23142830.
  4. Gilbert VE (1993). "Immediate orthostatic hypotension: diagnostic value in acutely ill patients". South Med J. 86 (9): 1028–32. PMID 8367748.
  5. Lawson J, Johnson I, Bamiou DE, Newton JL (2005). "Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: clinical characteristics of dizzy patients referred to a Falls and Syncope Unit". QJM. 98 (5): 357–64. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hci057. PMID 15820968.
  6. Sarasin FP, Louis-Simonet M, Carballo D, Slama S, Junod AF, Unger PF (2002). "Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension among patients presenting with syncope in the ED". Am J Emerg Med. 20 (6): 497–501. doi:10.1053/ajem.2002.34964. PMID 12369019.
  7. Newman-Toker DE, Edlow JA (2015). "TiTrATE: A Novel, Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosing Acute Dizziness and Vertigo". Neurol Clin. 33 (3): 577–99, viii. doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2015.04.011. PMC 4522574. PMID 26231273.
  8. Rosin C, Bingisser R (2013). "[Not Available]". Ther Umsch. 70 (1): 27–9. doi:10.1024/0040-5930/a000359. PMID 23385126.
  9. Chimirri S, Aiello R, Mazzitello C, Mumoli L, Palleria C, Altomonte M; et al. (2013). "Vertigo/dizziness as a Drugs' adverse reaction". J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 4 (Suppl 1): S104–9. doi:10.4103/0976-500X.120969. PMC 3853661. PMID 24347974.
  10. Shill HA, Fife TD (2013). "Causes of imbalance and abnormal gait that may be misdiagnosed". Semin Neurol. 33 (3): 270–5. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1354601. PMID 24057830.