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Correlation between dizziness and impaired glucose metabolism
Adriano Santana Fonseca1, Silvia Angeleri Valente Davidsohn
1Hospital Santa Izabel, Otolaryngology Department, HC/UNICAMP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Introduction:
Impaired glucose metabolism is characterized by conditions of hypo and hyperglycemia.
Aim:
The objective of the present study was to asses whether or not there is a relationship between impaired glucose metabolism and dizziness. In the clinical laboratory settings, patients were examined using vectoelectronystagmography in association with glycemic levels.
Methods:
33 patients were divided in 3 groups: diabetics; patients with dizziness and a control group.
Results:
65% of the patients with dizziness showed impaired glucose metabolism. 40% of the patients with dizziness had alterations in their vectoelectronystagmography results.
Conclusion:
Dizziness is a good indicator of glucose metabolism alterations and these may be a good indicator of alterations in vectoelectronystagmography responses. The study of glycemic levels after glucose overexposure is a good prognosis factor to evaluate dizziness and shows the same results as insulin level studies after glucose overexposure.
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