Rate and Predictors of Serious Neurologic Causes of Dizziness in the Emergency Department

Abstract Objective To describe the rate and predictors of central nervous system (CNS) disease in emergency department (ED) patients with dizziness in the modern era of neuroimaging. Patients and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all adults presenting between January 1, 2007...

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Published in:	Mayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 87; no. 11; pp. 1080 - 1088
Main Authors:	Navi, Babak B., MD, Kamel, Hooman, MD, Shah, Maulik P., MD, Grossman, Aaron W., MD, PhD, Wong, Christine, MD, Poisson, Sharon N., MD, MAS, Whetstone, William D., MD, Josephson, S. Andrew, MD, Johnston, S. Claiborne, MD, PhD, Kim, Anthony S., MD, MAS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rochester, MN Elsevier Inc 01-11-2012 Mayo Foundation Elsevier, Inc Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Brain Ischemia - diagnosis Brain Ischemia - epidemiology Care and treatment Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis Central Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology Comorbidity Confidence Intervals Diagnosis Dizziness Dizziness - diagnosis Dizziness - epidemiology Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology Emergency Medicine - statistics & numerical data Emergency Service, Hospital Female General aspects Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical History Taking - statistics & numerical data Medical sciences Methods Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neuroimaging Neurology Non tumoral diseases Odds Ratio Original Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Prevalence Retrospective Studies Risk factors Stroke - diagnosis Stroke - epidemiology Young Adult United States computed tomography CT magnetic resonance imaging MRI transient ischemic attack emergency department TIA ED Equilibrium disorder Medicine Nervous system diseases Emergency department Rate Cause Prediction ENT disease Predictive factor Vertigo
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