Dizziness in the older adult, part 2: Treatments for causes of the four most common symptoms

Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 46-52

  Eaton, Deborah A ^a   Roland, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Dysequilibrium; Presyncope; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANIVERT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MECLOZINE; PREDNISONE; PROMETHAZINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABYRINTHITIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENIERE DISEASE; PERILYMPH FISTULA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY; VERTIGO;

AGED; AGING; DIZZINESS; HUMANS;

EID: 0037389599     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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