The controversy centers on Dr. Friedrich Wegener, a German pathologist who in 1936 identified a rare blood vessel inflammation that since the 1950s has been called Wegenerâs granulomatosis. The American College of Chest Physicians awarded Wegener a âmaster clinicianâ prize in 1989, a year before he died. Advertisement.
Dizziness or vertigo is also a common symptom or side effect of the treatment of ovarian cancer. During an episode of vertigo, women feel that the whole world around them is spinning or jerking up and down or sideways.
Dizziness has many possible causes, including inner ear disturbance, motion sickness and medication effects. Sometimes it's caused by an underlying health condition, such as poor circulation, infection or injury. The way dizziness makes you feel and your triggers provide clues for possible causes. Anxiety disorders. 2  Certain anxiety disorders may cause lightheadedness or a woozy feeling often referred to as dizziness. 3  These include panic attacks and a fear of leaving home or being in large, open spaces (agoraphobia).