Nataly Martini provides a brief overview of selected causes of dizziness and vertigo, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular migraine. Through case studies, she explains how these conditions may differ from serious clinical syndromes such as cervicogenic dizziness, highlighting the complexities, risk factors and management of these conditions
Don’t turn a blind eye to deficiencies in tear quantity or quality
Don’t turn a blind eye to deficiencies in tear quantity or quality
Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment of dry eye
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