Podcast #214: Dizziness

Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D.

Educational Pearls:

• We can differentiate verto into benign problems such as vestibular problem (peripheral problem), or something more worrisome that originates in the brain (central problem).
• Dizziness + other symptoms makes us think about origination in the CNS. Symptoms include Dizziness, Diplopia, Dysarthria, Dysphagia, Dysmetria.

References: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/knowledge/160900/vertigo-causes-symptoms-treatments

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dizziness/basics/causes/con-20023004