Balance disorders in adults: an overview

Hosp Med. 2002 May;63(5):278-81. doi: 10.12968/hosp.2002.63.5.2020.

Abstract

Dizziness is a common and potentially disabling complaint. A multitude of medical and otological conditions may manifest as disequilibrium. Symptomatic improvement in peripheral vestibular lesion is the result of central compensation and not restoration of normal labyrinthine function.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dizziness / diagnosis
  • Dizziness / etiology
  • Humans
  • Postural Balance / physiology*
  • Vertigo / diagnosis
  • Vertigo / etiology*