title: Dizziness and vertigo: an epidemiological survey and patient management in the emergency room.
abstract: Dizziness and vertigo are frequent causes of presentation at the emergency room, with an incidence in the Vimercate district, Italy, close to 3.5%. The basic management of the "dizzy" patients in the emergency room includes a detailed history and an accurate physical/neurological examination, with the aim to identify "at risk" patients who require further diagnostic procedures and/or immediate admission to the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Department, General Hospital, Vimercate, Italy. Vittorio.Crespi@aovimercate.org
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Crespi
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*