Dizziness in older adults

Medicine (United Kingdom)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-19

  Lee, Rebecca ^a   Elder, Andrew ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benign positional paroxysmal vertigo; dizziness; elderly; Hallpike test; M ni re's disease; migrainous vertigo; neurology; nystagmus; postural hypotension; vertigo; vestibular neuronitis

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CYCLIZINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE; NICOTINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SUMATRIPTAN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE; GAIT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MENIERE DISEASE; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NYSTAGMUS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESYNCOPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TACHYCARDIA; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS;

EID: 84871573848     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: 13654357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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