Are white matter abnormalities associated with “unexplained dizziness”?
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Are white matter abnormalities associated with “unexplained dizziness”?
INTRODUCTION Although cerebral small vessel disease is a significant contributor to the development of imbalance and falls in the elderly, whether it causes dizziness is not known. METHODS A retrospective case analysis was conducted for 122 dizzy patients referred to two neuro-otology tertiary centres in London and Pisa. Patients were divided into 'explained' causes of dizziness (e.g. benign ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-510X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.09.006