(Pancreas) Causes the release of free fatty acids into the blood stream. Fast-acting hormone that stimulates an almost instantaneous release of glucose from the liver and is part of a negative feedback loop in which low blood glucose levels stimulate its release.
Sixty-two percent of the patients. were assigned more than 1 contributory cause of dizziness. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to most previous studies, cardiovascular disease was. found to be the most common major cause of dizziness in elderly patients in pri-. mary care. In one-quarter of all patients an adverse drug effect was considered. to be a contributory cause of dizziness, which is much higher than reported in. previous studies.
Neurologist Dr. Susan Lotkowski, D. O., stroke director at The Memorial Hospital of Salem County in Mannington, said dizziness occurs mostly in older adults, but can affect people of any age and should be a red flag that something is out of sync. âThe way dizziness makes you feel, such as the sensation of the room spinning, feeling faint or as if youâve lost your balance, provides clues for possible causes,â she said.