Sudden Onset Of Dizziness , ( Almost Unable To Walk)

Posted on Mon, 22 Jul 2019

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 Answered on

Last reviewed on

Question : Sudden onset of dizziness, ( almost unable to walk) cold sweat, nausea , vomiting , lasting a couple of hours , bp normal, temp normal, back to normal with in 5 hours ?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to an inner ear disorder, especially considering the nausea, vomiting and cold sweats.

Anyway, at your age, we can not exclude a possible transient ischemic attack.

For this reason, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam, a resting ECG and a brain MRI study, a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid and vertebral arteries, coupled with some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, ESR, blood electrolytes, fasting glucose, thyroid hormone levels).

If the above tests result normal, consulting with an ENT specialist would be the next step to follow.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar