Treatment of dizziness: an interdisciplinary update.

Treatment of dizziness: an interdisciplinary update.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2017 Dec 28;147:w14566
Authors: Spiegel R, Rust H, Baumann T, Friedrich H, Sutter R, Göldlin M, Rosin C, Müri R, Mantokoudis G, Bingisser R, Strupp M, Kalla R
Abstract
This review provides an update on interdisciplinary treatment for dizziness. Dizziness can have various causes and the treatment offered should depend on the cause. After reading this article, the clinician will have an overview of current treatment recommendations. Recommendations are made for the most prevalent causes of dizziness including acute and chronic vestibular syndromes, vestibular neuritis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, endolymphatic hydrops and Menière's disease, vestibular paroxysmia and vestibular migraine, cardiac causes, transient ischaemic attacks and strokes, episodic ataxia type 2, persistent postural-perceptual dizziness, bilateral vestibulopathy, degenerative, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases, upbeat- and downbeat nystagmus. Recommendations include clinical approaches (repositioning manoeuvres), medication (adding, removing or changing current medication depending on aetiology), vestibular physiotherapy, ergotherapy and rehabilitation, treatment of chest pain or stroke units and operative interventions. If symptoms are acute and severe, medication with antivertigo agents is recommended as a first step, for a maximum period of 3 days. Following initial symptom control...

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - December 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Spiegel R, Rust H, Baumann T, Friedrich H, Sutter R, Göldlin M, Rosin C, Müri R, Mantokoudis G, Bingisser R, Strupp M, Kalla R Tags: Swiss Med Wkly Source Type: research