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Met Accident, Complaining Of Vertigo When Lies Down Or Gets Up. Cause And Cure?
why does a person feel vertigo when getting up and lying down.....after an accident .......actually mother had an accident two day back she is now complaining of vertigo when she lies down or when she gets up from lying position .........we had an x-ray of her shoulder and body they were all fine .....only one wound in the right palm of the right hand where she got some stitches.......and a very small bump on the right left of the forehead.....Should we go for an CT scan of the had for this or this is a normal thing after an accident
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
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I am Dr. Prasad Akole (Critical Care Expert- http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole) and am glad to address to
your query here.
If the accident was of considerable impact to the head, you can get a CT head done to look for any TBI (traumatic brain injury) or bleed.
It usually causes vomiting, headache, imbalance, visual disturbance etc.
Vertigo, giddiness could be one indicator of an intra-cranial injury. Subtle blunt impact can also cause vertigo and will pass away.
It is better to get evaluated for something serious.
I hope to have answered your query satisfactorily. I would be glad to answer any further queries. Take care and please keep me informed of your progress at http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole
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I am Dr. Prasad Akole (Critical Care Expert- http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole) and am glad to address to
your query here.
If the accident was of considerable impact to the head, you can get a CT head done to look for any TBI (traumatic brain injury) or bleed.
It usually causes vomiting, headache, imbalance, visual disturbance etc.
Vertigo, giddiness could be one indicator of an intra-cranial injury. Subtle blunt impact can also cause vertigo and will pass away.
It is better to get evaluated for something serious.
I hope to have answered your query satisfactorily. I would be glad to answer any further queries. Take care and please keep me informed of your progress at http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole
Good Luck!
It helps us to improve continuously if you could please write a rating review before you ‘accept’ and ‘close’ the query.
Thank you!!
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Hi,
Thanks for writing your query.
Head injury can result in vertigo, bit it should be properly investigated to rule out for other possibilities.
Your mother seems to be suffering from positional vertigo, in which vertigo increases in certain position of body.
She should get a scan of her head done and also get her examined clinically.
She should take proper rest as this speeds up the recovery.
Taking antivertigo medicine like Betahistine 16 mg thrice a day will be helpful.
Any medicine should be given only after getting her examined clinically.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
Thanks for writing your query.
Head injury can result in vertigo, bit it should be properly investigated to rule out for other possibilities.
Your mother seems to be suffering from positional vertigo, in which vertigo increases in certain position of body.
She should get a scan of her head done and also get her examined clinically.
She should take proper rest as this speeds up the recovery.
Taking antivertigo medicine like Betahistine 16 mg thrice a day will be helpful.
Any medicine should be given only after getting her examined clinically.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
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