What could cause severe dizziness ?
Patient: This afternoon i was over come with severe dizziness and lack of balance. i do not feel ill, really. no headache, no ringing in the ears, no blurry vision, a slight nauseated feeling and i just can t seem to get my balance. everything is learching to the right...my head feels like i have a heavy weight inside. Doctor: Hi,Thank you for posting your query.I have noted your symptoms. The underlying cause of your dizziness could be either peripheral or central.Peripheral causes are mostly related to ear disease and in this case, symptoms of dizziness  get aggravated with change of posture of head or neck.In central causes, there could be a lack of blood flow to brain, leading to a stroke, which can cause similar symptoms.A clinical examination would help in differentiating the two.I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.Wishing you good health,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, IndiaClick on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumarMy BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in