The Dizzy Patient: Consider a Second Diagnosis  

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van Leeuwen, Roeland B. ; Colijn, Carla ; van Wensen, Erik ; Bruintjes, Tjasse D.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Neurologist vol. 22 no. 03 (May 2017), page 69-71.
Topik: Dizziness; Diagnoses; Multiple Diagnoses
Fulltext: N06 v22 n3 p69 kelik2017.pdf (54.94KB)

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: N06.K Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: Many patients with dizziness complain about >1 type of dizziness and therefore there may be =2 coexisting diagnoses. Objective: To determine how often a second or third diagnosis is present in a patient with dizziness and to establish what are the most common combinations of diagnoses. Study Design: Prospective, observational study in a tertiary center. Results: A consecutive cohort of 621 patients was included in the study. In 187 patients (30.1%) a second diagnosis was present. Within this group a third diagnosis was present in 35 (5.6%) patients. The most common second diagnosis was an anxiety disorder (50.1%). Conclusions: Patients with dizziness frequently present themselves with >1 type of dizziness caused by 2 or 3 different diseases. In our study 30% of patients with dizziness have >1 diagnosis. Anxiety disorder is the most common second diagnosis.

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