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DIZZINESS IN ELDERLY |
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cerebral ischaemia: |
postural hypotension cerebral vascular disease, including stroke cervical spondylosis |
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neurological causes: |
parkinsonism peripheral neuropathy |
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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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