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
Immunisation stress-related responses and anaphylaxis: What’s the difference?
Immunisation stress-related responses and anaphylaxis: What’s the difference?
The incidence of anaphylaxis following vaccination with Pfizer–BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is slightly higher than that of schedule vaccines, so health professionals must be able to recognise this potentially fatal condition and differentiate it from immunisation stress-related responses, explain Marleen Hart, Aimee Brass and Shelley Kininmonth
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