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Vertigo is a type of dizziness that is often described as feeling that you are spinning or that the world is spinning around you, particularly if you change position.<ref>Health Direct [https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vertigo Vertigo] Available:https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vertigo (accessed 24.8.2021)</ref> | Vertigo is a type of dizziness that is often described as feeling that you are spinning or that the world is spinning around you, particularly if you change position.<ref>Health Direct [https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vertigo Vertigo] Available:https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vertigo (accessed 24.8.2021)</ref> Vertigo affects all ages. In younger patients, middle ear pathology is most often the cause. In the elderly, specific assessment is needed due to the risk of falls and their complications. The key to arriving at the diagnosis is to differentiate vertigo from other causes of dizziness or imbalance and distinguish central from peripheral causes of vertigo. <ref>Stanton M, Freeman AM. [https://www.statpearls.com/articlelibrary/viewarticle/31130/ Vertigo]. Updated: | ||
4/28/2021 Available:https://www.statpearls.com/articlelibrary/viewarticle/31130/ (accessed 24.8.2021)</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Vertigo is a type of dizziness that is often described as feeling that you are spinning or that the world is spinning around you, particularly if you change position.[1] Vertigo affects all ages. In younger patients, middle ear pathology is most often the cause. In the elderly, specific assessment is needed due to the risk of falls and their complications. The key to arriving at the diagnosis is to differentiate vertigo from other causes of dizziness or imbalance and distinguish central from peripheral causes of vertigo. [2]
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- ↑ Health Direct Vertigo Available:https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vertigo (accessed 24.8.2021)
- ↑ Stanton M, Freeman AM. Vertigo. Updated: 4/28/2021 Available:https://www.statpearls.com/articlelibrary/viewarticle/31130/ (accessed 24.8.2021)
