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Psychiatric and neurologic conditions may underlie many cases of chronic dizziness
02-19-2007 · EurekAlert!Chronic dizziness may have several common causes, including anxiety disorders, migraine, traumatic brain injury and disorders in the part of the nervous system governing involuntary activities, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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