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ArticleJournal of neurosciences in rural practice

Acute dizziness in rural practice: Proposal of a diagnostic procedure.

Ehab Eid, Sajed Dastan, Josef G Heckmann

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Article in Journal of neurosciences in rural practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Acute dizziness and vertigo: The bedside testing is essential.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
    Article
  2. Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Bedside: A Clinical Guide.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ehab EidMedical School, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt ; Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Landshut, Germany.
Sajed DastanMedical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Iran ; Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Landshut, Germany.
Josef G HeckmannDepartment of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Landshut, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute dizziness is a frequent index symptom in the emergency department as well as in the rural practice office. Most acute dizziness, however, is not dangerous, but some types are highly dangerous. Clinical routine acute dizziness can be separated into frequent benign syndromes including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular neuritis, Meniθre's disease or vestibular migraine, and what is here referred to as the "white shark" of dizziness, i.e. a stroke in the posterior circulation or more rarely a tumor in the posterior fossa. A practical concept is presented to clarify most frequent acute dizziness syndromes using clinical and low budget methods.

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Bedside examinationclinical examinationDix-Hallpike testdizzinesshead impulse testneurootological techniquesnystagmusvertigo

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PMID25883501
PMCPMC4387832

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