Clinical examination and management of the dizzy patient

Jaswinder S Sandhu; Peter A Rea

doi:10.12968/hmed.2016.77.12.692

Clinical examination and management of the dizzy patient

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Dec 2;77(12):692-698. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.12.692.

Authors

Jaswinder S Sandhu¹, Peter A Rea²

Affiliations

¹ Neurotology Clinical Research Fellow and Clinical Scientist (Audiology), Ear Nose and Throat Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield S10 2JF.
² Consultant Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, Ear Nose and Throat Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester and Professor of Balance Medicine, University of Leicester Teaching Hospitals, Leicester.

PMID: 27937029
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.12.692

Abstract

Dizziness is the commonest reason for a GP appointment over the age of 75 years and many dizzy patients will end up in hospital. This article introduces the range of vestibular disorders commonly seen in hospital practice with a symptom-based approach and discusses the range of treatments that might be considered.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / diagnosis
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / therapy
Brain Infarction / complications
Brain Infarction / diagnosis
Brain Infarction / therapy
Disease Management
Dizziness / diagnosis*
Dizziness / etiology
Dizziness / therapy
Head Impulse Test
Humans
Labyrinthitis / complications
Labyrinthitis / diagnosis*
Labyrinthitis / therapy
Meniere Disease / diagnosis
Meniere Disease / therapy
Migraine Disorders / diagnosis
Migraine Disorders / therapy
Neurologic Examination / methods*
Physical Examination
Vertigo / diagnosis
Vertigo / therapy
Vestibular Diseases / complications
Vestibular Diseases / diagnosis*
Vestibular Diseases / therapy
Vestibular Function Tests
Vestibular Neuronitis / diagnosis
Vestibular Neuronitis / therapy