Vertigo (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Vertigo Overview
- Vertigo Causes
- Vertigo Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Vertigo Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Weird Body Quirks - Slideshow
- Viewer Comments: Vertigo (Dizziness And Vestibular Balance Disorders) - Describe Your Experience
Authors and Editors
Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Adam J Bello, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, JFK Medical Center.
Coauthor(s): Michael Mikhail, MD,
Director of Education, Medical Director of Chest Pain and Observation Center, Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Joseph Mercy Hospital, University of Michigan.
Editors: Joseph A Salomone III, MD, Associate
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University
of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD,
Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Last Editorial Review: 5/30/2008
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