Table 1 Characteristics of dizziness.
From: Newly diagnosed incident dizziness of older patients: a follow-up study in primary care
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Type of dizziness* | ||
unsteadiness | 45 | 65.2 |
vertigo | 32 | 46.4 |
fainting | 11 | 15.9 |
other e.g. | 12 | 19.4 |
feeling of swaying from one side to the other | 38 | 55.9 |
lift feeling | 11 | 15.9 |
Duration | ||
seconds | 25 | 41.0 |
minutes to hours | 19 | 31.1 |
several hours | 10 | 16.4 |
continuous | 7 | 11.5 |
Dizziness eliciting situations*† | ||
getting up from lying or sitting | 39 | 56.5 |
bending down | 36 | 52.2 |
head turning | 23 | 33.3 |
rotatory movement | 21 | 30.4 |
lying down | 19 | 27.5 |
walking | 17 | 24.6 |
standing | 13 | 18.8 |
walking on uneven ground | 13 | 18.8 |
darkness | 11 | 15.9 |
lying on one side | 9 | 13.0 |
Concomitant symptoms*† | 46 | 66.7 |
nausea | 24 | 34.8 |
tinnitus | 18 | 26.1 |
headache | 16 | 23.2 |
tachycardia | 12 | 17.4 |
weakness (extremities) | 9 | 13.0 |
muscle tremor | 8 | 11.6 |
vomiting | 8 | 11.6 |
dyspnoea | 7 | 10.1 |
numbness (extremities) | 7 | 10.1 |
perspiration | 7 | 10.1 |
visual disturbance | 7 | 10.1 |