A condition in which the sensation of an imaginary rotation of space is created is the most common symptom in neurology. Only a headache is ahead of him. Seizures cannot be ignored.
Physician-therapist of the city clinical hospital № 17
There are many reasons for dizziness. It can occur against the background of diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine systems, with neurological and mental disorders. Often, the symptom is accompanied by a lack of oxygen in the brain, anxiety disorders, anemia, heart rhythm disturbances, and a drop in blood sugar. Dizziness can occur as a result of narrowing of the vertebral arteries due to atherosclerotic lesions and a decrease in the lumen due to atherosclerotic plaques. If the problem occurs regularly, you should see a neurologist. Treatment will depend on the underlying medical condition.
The most common causes of seizures are:
Anxiety, depression, phobias (psychogenic dizziness).
What to do: requires psychotherapy and therapy. For the appointment of drugs, you must consult a doctor.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine… In this case, the problem is in poor circulation.
What to do: drug therapy is combined with physiotherapy exercises.
Dizziness in pregnant women… Attacks are associated with hypotension and with a decrease in blood glucose concentration.
What to do: usually no treatment is required. At the time of the attack, you need to drink warm sweet water. It is important for pregnant women to always carry it with them.
Arterial hypertension… The attack occurs due to a violation of the blood supply in the lower parts of the brain. Often the symptom provokes a sharp drop in pressure.
What to do: even with a hypertensive crisis, a rapid drop in blood pressure should be avoided. It is impossible to independently change the dosage of drugs, the action of which is aimed at stabilizing the condition in hypertension.
Encephaloma… In this case, the symptom is often accompanied by a headache.
What to do: requires a computed tomography of the brain and a decision on the issue of surgical treatment.
Heart rhythm disturbances. An attack can lead to fainting.
What to do: daily monitoring of the electrocardiogram and consideration of the installation of a pacemaker.
On a note: dizzy in healthy people, for example, when looking down from a great height, if you rotate for a long time around its axis and then stop. One of the causes of the symptom is the clamping of the vertebral arteries, which supply blood to the brain. This happens, for example, when the head is thrown back.