CPD Articles Vertiginous dizziness: A primary care approach

Shane D. Murphy, Michael van Aardt

About the author(s) Shane D. Murphy, Department of Clinical Services, Abbey House Medical Centre, Navan, Ireland
Michael van Aardt, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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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).

 

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family medicine; general practice; primary care; vertigo; dizziness

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