(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.
Things to remember. 1  Generally, most dizziness is caused by problems of the inner ear and is treatable. 2  Common causes of inner ear dizziness include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), migraine and inflammation of the inner ear balance apparatus called vestibular neuritis.