Medical treatment of vertigo

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 23 - 27, 16.03.2017

Serkan Tursun Gökçe Şimşek , Nuray Bayar Muluk

https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.298255

Öz

Vertigo
(dizziness), constitutes a common group of diseases not only in the practice of
otolaryngology, also in the practice of family physicians. There are various
diseases in the etiology of this pathology and definitive diagnosis is not
always possible. The primary objective in the treatment should be reduction of
symptoms in the patients with acute attacks of vertigo. In this section,
medical treatment of vertigo will be described with mentioning of the current
medications and their therapeutic doses available dosage in our country.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Vertigo, medical therapy

Vertigonun medikal tedavisi

Öz

Vertigo
(baş dönmesi), sadece kulak burun boğaz değil, aile hekimliği pratiğinde de sık
rastlanan bir hastalık grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Etyolojisinde çok çeşitli
hastalıkların bulunduğu bu patolojinin kesin tanısı her zaman mümkün
olamamaktadır. Tedavide öncelikli amaç, akut vertigo atağı ile gelen hastanın semptomlarının
azaltılması olmalıdır. Vertigonun medikal tedavisinin anlatılacağı bu bölümde
ülkemizdeki mevcut ilaçlar ve tedavi dozlarından da bahsedilecektir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Vertigo, medikal tedavi

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