Misdiagnosis of Dizziness

Dizziness: Misdiagnosis

Diagnosing dizziness and its cause may be delayed or missed because the dizziness may not be severe or consistent enough for a person to seek medical care. In addition, diagnosing the underlying or associated disease, disorder or condition can be delayed because noticeable symptoms, such as dizziness, may not occur for months or years, such as in cardiovascular disease. Dizziness is a symptom of many different conditions, so a thorough medical evaluation is needed to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the reason for the dizziness.

Dizziness: Related Misdiagnoses

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the symptoms are typically mild. The symptoms has also relate to a relatively mild brain injury (e.g. fall), that could have occurred days or even weeks ago. Vestibular dysfunction, causing vertigo-like symptoms, is a common complication of mild brain injury. See causes of dizziness, causes of vertigo, or misdiagnosis of MTBI.

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Dizziness: Possibly Deadly Misdiagnoses

Some of the causes, which may potentially be dangerous or fatal if left undiagnosed, may include:

Brain conditions
Anemia - dizziness
Hypoglycemia - light-headedness
Hypoglycemic attack - light-headedness
Low blood pressure
Flu
Allergies
High blood pressure
Diabetes - Balance problems
Heart disease - light-headedness
Stroke - balance problems
Cardiac arrhythmias
Emphysema
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Low blood sugar
Addison's disease - dizziness
Hemorrhage
Haemochromatosis
Decompression sickness - dizziness
Shock
Acute myeloid leukemia - dizziness
Brain cancer - balance problems
Chemical poisoning - dizziness
Chronic Kidney Disease - light-headedness
Drug overdose - dizziness
Heart attack - light-headedness
Hemorrhagic fever - dizziness
Insect bite allergy - lightheadedness
Insect sting allergy - lightheadedness
Long QT syndrome - dizziness
Lupus - dizziness
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - dizziness
Myelodysplastic syndromes - Lightheadedness
Peanut Allergy - light-headedness
Pulmonary embolism - dizziness
Renal hypertension - dizziness
Toxic Shock Syndrome - Dizziness
Vitamin B12 Deficiency - lightheadedness
Type 1 diabetes - Balance problems
Type 2 diabetes - Balance problems
Myocardial infarction
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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Dizziness:

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