Journals / Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine / 2012 / Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 4

Vertigo: Gerçekten bir nörolojik acil midir?

Vertigo: Is it really a neurological emergency?

Pages
419–421
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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The easiest and the least costing steps of ER examination like monitoring of blood glucose level, complete blood count, arterial blood pressure with neurological examination would prevent overuse of hospital sources and avoid consultation burden of neurologists.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: To asses the incidence of vertigo which occurs as a symptom of a neurological emergency.
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Key Findings & Data:Only 11 of the 86 imagings showed a lesion consistent with neurological emergency.
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Conclusion & Impact:The easiest and the least costing steps of ER examination like monitoring of blood glucose level, complete blood count, arterial blood pressure with neurological examination would prevent overuse of hospital sources and avoid consultation burden of neurologists.
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Aim: To asses the incidence of vertigo which occurs as a symptom of a neurological emergency. Material and Method: Emergency Room (ER) admissions with vertigo in a state hospital have been evaluated. Patients who have been consulted to a neurologist were included in the study. Demographical variables and the routine ER examination with cranial imagings of the necessary patients were investigated. Results: Three thousand five hundred and fifty-eight patients who were admitted with vertigo were analysed. Four hundred and nine of these patients were consulted to a neurologist. Eightysix of them underwent brain Computerized Tomography. Only 11 of the 86 imagings showed a lesion consistent with neurological emergency. Discussion: Vertigo is a very common symptom in ER. Considering the vast etiology of vertigo, besides being a symptom of severe neurological disorders it may even represent a somatiform disorder. The easiest and the least costing steps of ER examination like monitoring of blood glucose level, complete blood count, arterial blood pressure with neurological examination would prevent overuse of hospital sources and avoid consultation burden of neurologists.

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Amaç: Acil serviste değerlendirilen vertigolu hastalarda nörolojik yönden acil olanların insidansını tespit etmek. Bulgular: Vertigo şikayeti nedeniyle başvu-ran 3558 hasta incelendi. Bunlardan 410 hasta nöroloji hekimince muayene edilmişti ve 86 hastaya beyin tomografisi çekildi. Yalnızca 11 hastada nörolo-jik yönden aciliyet gösteren bir lezyon bulundu. Gereç ve Yöntem: Acil servise vertigo nedeniyle başvuran ve nöroloji hekimince değerlendirilen hastalar çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların demografik, laboratuar ve beyin tomografileri ile hastanın son tanısı incelendi. Sonuç: Vertigo acil servislerde sık başvu-ru nedenlerinden biridir. Birçok nörolojik neden vertigonun etiyolojisinde rol almakla birlikte somatizasyon bozukluğu gibi çok basit nedenler de sebepler arasındadır. Acil servislerde gereksiz konsültasyonları, hasta yığılmalarını ve görüntüleme yöntemlerinin kullanımını önlemek için bu şikayetle başvuranlar-da iyi bir nörolojik muayene, arter kan gazı, kan şekeri ve tam kan sayımı ile hastanın değerlendirilmesi yeterlidir.

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EREN, Ş. H., KORKMAZ, I., BEYDILLI, I., TOPÇUOĞLU, Ö. B., YILMAZ, F., AYAN, M. (2022). Vertigo: Gerçekten bir nörolojik acil midir?. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 4, 419–421. https://ajindex.com/articles/561378

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