Vertigo in patients diagnosed with dyscirculatory encephalopathy

• Main Author: M. V. Zamergrad
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Remedium Group LLC 2014-12-01
• Series: Медицинский совет
• Subjects: головокружение; дисциркуляторная энцефалопатия; доброкачественное пароксизмальное позиционное головокружение; болезнь меньера; бетагистин; vertigo; encephalopathy; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; meniere's disease; betahistine
• Online Access: https://www.med-sovet.pro/jour/article/view/563

In everyday clinical practice, patients with vertigo often receive erroneous diagnosis - dyscirculatory encephalopathy. Patients with dyscirculatory encephalopathy may complain of dizziness as they feel physically unstable due to white matter lesions in chronic cerebrovascular disease. However, in most cases vertigo is caused by other diseases such as stroke, transient ischemic attack and peripheral vestibular disorders. A detailed analysis of complaints and disease history, as well as clinical and instrumental examination, help to determine the cause of vertigo and avoid the risk of dyscirculatory encephalopathy overdiagnosis.