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Dizziness


Spatial disorientation may be expressed by the patient as dizziness, vertigo or feeling ‘light-headed’. True vertigo, however, is not experienced as a sensation of movement but as tilting or sloping of the environment, often characterised as the room spinning around them.

Causes

Episodic

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    Ménière’s disease *

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    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

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    Arrhythmia

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    Postural hypotension

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    Migraine/Vestibular migraine

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    Hyperventilation

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    Drugs (antihypertensives, antidepressants)

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    Hypoglycaemia

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    Posterior circulation TIAs

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    Anxiety

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    Seizures (partial)

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    Carbon monoxide poisoning (e.g. faulty heating)

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    Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD)

Constant

Acute onset

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    Labyrinthitis *

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    Vestibular neuronitis

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    Acute alcohol or recreational drug intoxication

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    Head injuries *

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    Posterior circulation CVA

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