title: [An oto-neurological approach to the acutely dizzy patient].
abstract: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuronitis and Menière's disease cause most cases of acute vertigo. However, doctors must consider central neurological reasons to vertigo. If it is determined that a patient has oto-neurological vertigo, the next task is to determine whether the patient has a peripheral or a central cause of vertigo, if the condition is potentially lethal and if there is a need for acute radiological imaging and/or medical intervention. This review highlights the oto-neurological approach to the dizzy patient with particular focus on the patient's history, clinical tests and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Øre-, Næse- og Halskirurgisk Afdeling, Gentofte Hospital, Denmark. sorenhansen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninn-Pedersen
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cayé-Thomasen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003939:Diagnostic Techniques, Otological; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000175:diagnosis