Chronic dizziness: a practical approach.
Patients with chronic dizziness pose a particular challenge to the clinician, partly because their symptoms correlate poorly with standard vestibular tests; so a 'test and think later' approach is likely to lead to diagnostic confusion rather than clarity. Rather, a meticulous clinical assessment is required. Here our approach to the chronic dizzy patient is described with an emphasis on treating the patient's symptoms.
Bronstein
A M
AM
Neuro-otology Unit, Centre for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK. a.bronstein@imperial.ac.uk
Lempert
T
T
Seemungal
B M
BM
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy