Ethylene glycol poisoning - Garibashvili T, Roeder M, Pfluegler C, Breckner M, Amann K, Heckmann JG.
A 44-year-old man presented with generalised weakness, shakiness, loss of appetite, fatigue, flank pain and vertigo for several days. He had vomited several times. On examination, he was somnolent, with psychomotor slowing and disorientation, but with no a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Examining migraine as a predictor of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo onset, severity, recurrence, and associated falls - Kim EK, Pasquesi L, Sharon JD.
INTRODUCTION: The comorbidity of migraine and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is well-established, yet the impact of migraine on the BPPV phenotype remains understudied. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients at a tertiary dizzin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Anxiety, Depression Scores Up in Meniere Disease, Vertigo
Anxiety score and anxiety severity higher for those with Meniere disease versus those with benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - September 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Anxiety, Depression Scores Up in Meniere Disease, Vertigo
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 -- Patients with Meniere disease (MD) and those with benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) have higher average scores of anxiety and depression and higher severity of anxiety and depression than controls, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mark Cuban-backed D.C. startup developing vertigo treatment raises $20M in Series A round
The company's wearable device has already been designated a breakthrough product by the FDA. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Kline Source Type: news
Otolith Labs scores $20M for vertigo treatment headband and more digital health fundings
Credentialing and licensing platform CertifyOS scooped up $14.5 million, and patient engagement and navigation platform Upfront raised $10.5 million. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - September 7, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Mark Cuban-backed D.C. startup developing vertigo treatment raises $20M in Series A round
Otolith Labs' wearable device has already been designated a breakthrough product by the Food and Drug Administration. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Kline Source Type: news
Vestibular syncope: clinical characteristics and mechanism - Kwon H, Kwon E, Kim HJ, Choi JY, Kim JS.
This study investigated the clinical and laboratory findings of vestibular syncope and tried to refine our knowledge of the mechanism u... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Tigers OF Austin Meadows says he will miss rest of season due to mental health issues
Austin Meadows has dealt with vertigo, COVID-19 and Achilles tendinitis this season. #austinmeadows (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dizziness, Vertigo Linked to Increased Risk for Migraine
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 -- Vestibular symptoms, including dizziness and vertigo, are associated with an increased risk for migraine, according to a study published online June 30 in Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Tongxiang Diao, Ph.D., from Peking... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Young stroke patient ’s perseverance, words and foundation are a true source of hope
In 2008, Harshada Rajani was a healthy second-year med student whose only complaint was a recent bout of bad headaches that were diagnosed as ophthalmic migraines, which are characterized by pain around the eyes often accompanied by symptoms such as visual disturbances, light sensitivity and nausea.
Home for Thanksgiving break, she visited an ophthalmologist to discuss her migraines. During that appointment, she experienced her first case of vertigo, an off-balance feeling that everything is spinning. … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 1, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news
Kim Novak's dark childhood exacerbated Vertigo actress' mental illness
KIM NOVAK is best known for her roles in some of Hollywood's top films, including the thriller Vertigo. But not everyone knows that behind the screens she has struggled with mental health illness she says was "inherited" from her father that was made worse by a dark event in her past. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is the Buffalo Treadmill Test?
Discussion
Head injury and concussion diagnosis and treatment continues to evolve. The current recommendations are evolving from more strict rest and wait to more limited activity and exercise. Interventions have shown data supporting reasonable exercise as not more harmful and potentially beneficial.
Learning Point
The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT) evaluated 13-18 year old athletes (N=103) using a randomized controlled trial of early subthreshold aerobic exercise for sports-related concussion. The control group performed a stretching program for the same amount of time and were given the same general care instr...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Time to Stop Using Benzodiazepines for Vertigo? Time to Stop Using Benzodiazepines for Vertigo?
Antihistamines are better than benzodiazepines for the immediate treatment of vertigo, and there is no evidence that benzodiazepines improve outcomes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - July 20, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Acute Vertigo?
(MedPage Today) -- Moderately strong evidence suggested antihistamines provide greater acute vertigo relief than benzodiazepines, a meta-analysis showed.
Single-dose antihistamines led to a 16.1-point (95% CI 7.2-25.0) greater decrease in vertigo... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - July 18, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
