英文摘要
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Vertigo is a common disease in Chinese medical clinic. Past studies have shown that about 20-30% of people have the experience of vertigo. The population prevalence of vertigo is 5%-10%, over 40-years-old is 40%. Vertigo may be induced by many diseases, that generally can be divided into peripheral vertigo and central vertigo. The peripheral vertigo can be well-treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine. But if the vertigo accompanied by diplopia, inarticulate, numbness in any part of the body, or conscious change, it might be the central vertigo, stroke or a precursor for emergency and severe, which should be differential diagnosed carefully. If necessary, ask the patient to the hospital for further examination. In this article, we list the common reasons and the characteristics of these diseases. Provide three cases which patients’ chief complaint is vertigo. The diagnosis and the treatments of the three cases are different. We hope this can provide reference for clinical physicians.
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