Dizziness and Pre-Syncope

Dizziness and syncope in adolescence.

Arrhythmias detected by ambulatory monitoring. Lack of correlation with symptoms of dizziness and syncope.

The correlation of symptoms (SX) with major arrhythmias (ARS) occurring during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring (AM) was investigated in a goup of patients referred because of dizziness or syncope. Ninety-eight consecutive patients, ages 25 to 82, who had adequate diaries of activities and SX, wre included. The ARS considered to be major were ventricular and supraventricular ectopy grade 2, 3, and...

Electrocardiographical clues to a mechanism of pre-syncope.

This is the case of a 73 year-old female who presented to clinic complaining of pre-syncope. A 24-hour Holter monitor revealed multiple episodes of 2–2.5 s pauses associated with non-conducted P waves (Fig. 1). Careful examination of the rhythm strip revealed high-frequency, low-amplitude signal during and immediately prior to the pauses. This high-frequency low-amplitude signal was particularl...

Dizziness — Definition and Treatment

Dizziness, or the feeling of light-headedness or vertigo, is characterised by being in the state of unsteadiness or by having a feeling of whirling sensation. Dizziness can be induced by benign activities including spinning, state of disequilibrium to life-threatening disorders like infections, Dandy’s syndrome, Meniere’s disease, or due to psychiatric origins or due to anxiety. Various signs, ...

Dizziness and Vertigo

Dizziness is an extremely common yet complex neurologic symptom that reflects a disturbance of normal balance perception and spatial orientation. An estimated 7.5 million patients with dizziness are seen each year in ambulatory care settings. Dizziness is also one of the most common principal complaints in the emergency department (ED) and is responsible for 2.5% of all ED visits. Among patient...