title: Differential diagnosis and management of the dizzy patient.
abstract: Much diagnostic confusion arises from the fact that dizziness is a vague symptom with multiple individual interpretations. A systematic approach to eliciting a history from a dizzy patient is presented, differential diagnoses of vertigo are delineated, and appropriate treatment for peripheral labyrinthine disorders is suggested.
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007762:Labyrinthitis / Q000150:complications; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000150:complications; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology