DIZZINESS IN ELDERLY

cerebral ischaemia:

postural hypotension

cerebral vascular disease, including stroke

cervical spondylosis

neurological causes:

parkinsonism

peripheral neuropathy

other causes:

anxiety or hyperventilation

poor vision

benign positional vertigo

NB: more than one diagnosis may be present as cause of dizziness in elderly patient

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