[Combined dizziness: a difficult case of diagnostics]

Vestn Otorinolaringol. 2015;80(3):54-56. doi: 10.17116/otorino201580354-56.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The present article is focused on the detailed analysis of the history of a patient suffering from combined dizziness including the entire course of the disease, the complicating complex of complaints, and the increasing number of abnormal components of the patient's condition. The specific features of various nosological forms of the disease are described as arising from different clinical entities causing vertigo. The special emphasis is laid on the diagnostic algorithm for the elucidation of these disorders.

Представлен детальный анализ истории болезни пациента, на примере которой прослеживается развитие заболевания, усложнение комплекса жалоб и нарастание количества патологических составляющих страдания. Анализируются особенности сочетания симптомов различных нозологических форм, вызывающих головокружение, и алгоритм их диагностики.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Audiometry / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Management
  • Dizziness* / diagnosis
  • Dizziness* / etiology
  • Dizziness* / physiopathology
  • Dizziness* / psychology
  • Dizziness* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination / methods
  • Quality of Life*
  • Symptom Assessment / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vertigo* / diagnosis
  • Vertigo* / etiology
  • Vertigo* / physiopathology
  • Vertigo* / psychology
  • Vertigo* / therapy