At least once a shift, an elderly patient comes through the doors complaining of dizziness. Dizziness in elderly patients could mean anything. Is it their heart? Is their brain okay? Are they anemic?

A novel video-goggle recording device that patients wore at home helped identify the etiology of acute vertigo episodes, a proof-of-concept study showed. With video oculography goggles, patients were ...

The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus.

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A new type of vertigo is characterized by recurrent spontaneous ...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a prevalent cause of dizziness and significantly affects patients' quality of life and daily activities. It is characterised by repeated episodes of ...

Dizziness and Vertigo - What is the difference? Dizziness is a feeling of being lightheaded, faint, weak or unsteady. Dizziness makes you feel momentarily unbalanced and can range from mild dizzy ...

About 13% of neurological patients in emergency units complain of vertigo or dizziness; a diagnosis of a central vestibular disorder is established in about 25% of all outpatients who visit dizziness ...

VERTIGO is a very important word in the vocabulary of the otolaryngologist. Unfortunately, some confusion exists, regarding not only etiology but also definition and nomenclature. One has to bear in ...

A patient in his mid-40s with a history of hypertension and noncompliance with medications presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of constant vertigo that is worse with motion. He ...