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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2023

Dizziness Among Population in a Tertiary care Centre in Maduranthagam.

N Deva Sooria, R Madana Gopal

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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N Deva SooriaKarpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Science and Research Center, Maduranthakam, India.
R Madana GopalKarpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Science and Research Center, Maduranthakam, India.

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Abstract

Dizziness is a common chief complaint and there is a broad variety of possible underlying diseases for dizziness. Physicians must distinguish the majority of patients with self-limiting conditions from those with serious illnesses that require acute treatment. Diagnosis can be a challenge sometimes due to lack of dedicated vestibular lab and injudicious use of vestibular suppressant medications. In total of 100 cases were taken into study in which the most common was found to be benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and the most serious was cerebellar infarct and space occupying lesion. Complete evaluation of the patient should be done to arrive at a diagnosis. Therefore, a modification in the assessment methods of the dizzy patients with emphasis on history and clinical presentation seems essential.

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DizzinessPeripheral vestibularSuppressantsSymptoms

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PMID37206846
PMCPMC10188847

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