Misuse of the HINTS exam remains common. A new review clarifies which patients with acute dizziness should — and should not — undergo the test.

A major review in the Journal of Neurology charts three years of advances in diagnosing and treating vertigo, from ...

Vertigo is an unpleasant symptom triggered by a false sensory signal from your balance system to your brain that your surroundings are spinning, tilting, or moving, which can make you feel dizzy or ...

For benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the overall positive rate for positional tests is significantly higher in the morning than in the evening, according to a study published online Oct. 6 ...

There are more than 30 blood tests in clinical practice today to confirm disease. For heart attacks, cardiologists test the blood for cardiac enzymes; for osteoporosis, proteins in the blood can ...

A bedside electronic device that measures eye movements can successfully determine whether the cause of severe, continuous, disabling dizziness is a stroke or something benign, according to new ...

Half of over-65s suffer from dizziness and problems with balance. But some tests to identify the causes of such problems are painful and can risk hearing damage. Now, researchers from Chalmers ...

A UConn physician-scientist has filed for patents on blood tests that can provide early diagnosis of these common disorders. UConn Health researcher Kourosh Parham has found a new biomarker that may ...