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- Title
Vertiginous dizziness: A primary care approach.
- Authors
Murphy, Shane D.; van Aardt, Michael G.
- Abstract
Dizziness is an extremely common, yet complex neurological symptom that reflects a disturbance of normal balance perception and spatial orientation. Dizziness is a non-specific, catch-all term commonly used by patients to describe a wide array of symptoms, including a sensation of motion, weakness, light-headedness, unsteadiness, emotional upset and depression. The national 1-year prevalence of dizziness is around 50%, accounting for 4% of emergency department presentations and 1% of primary care consultations in South Africa. This article will focus on a diagnostic approach to the most common cause of dizziness (vertigo).
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; VERTIGO diagnosis; DIZZINESS; POSTURAL balance; FAMILY medicine; PRIMARY health care; VERTIGO; SPACE perception
- Publication
South African Family Practice, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 3,Part 3, p1
- ISSN
2078-6190
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/safp.v65i1.5712