Diseases of the circulatory system

Low blood pressure is probably the most common cause of unspecific rotational vertigo. Low blood pressure is often accompanied by a lack of fluid and blood volume. Women in particular are increasingly affected by low blood pressure, which leads to a temporary reduction in blood flow to the brain during everyday life and certain movements.

The dizziness often lasts only for a few minutes. It can be provoked by fast movements and getting up quickly. Important measures to prevent circulatory dizziness attacks are a sufficient fluid intake during the day, sufficient sleep, regular meals and moderate endurance sports.

Only rarely are hormonal diseases, for example of the thyroid gland or adrenal gland, behind the low blood pressure. Other measures for permanent and persistent dizziness caused by low blood pressure are alternating baths or wearing compression stockings. High blood pressure can also cause dizziness under certain circumstances.

As a rule, latently elevated blood pressure does not show any symptoms. Circulatory problems are also rare due to the permanently high blood pressure, as the brain is always sufficiently supplied with blood. In some cases, however, attacks of particularly high blood pressure can occur, which is an urgent medical emergency.

In this case the systolic blood pressure values rise to over 180mmHg, which can lead to various organ damage but also to neurological symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and dizziness. If the condition persists for many hours, damage to the brain, heart or kidneys can develop. Circulatory disorders are one of the most common serious diseases of old age in Germany.

In many cases it is a matter of chronic degenerative changes in the blood vessels, which are due to a combination of risk factors such as smoking, overweight, increased blood fat values, lack of exercise and high blood pressure. As a result, more than 30% of all men suffer from a circulatory disorder of the coronary arteries during their lifetime. In the course of the disease, circulatory disorders can also occur in the supplying vessels of the brain.

If the permanent blood supply to the head is not ensured due to vascular changes or functional disorders of the cardiovascular system, slight neurological symptoms such as vertigo may initially occur. In the long term, dangerous damage such as muscle paralysis of the entire body, dementia or psychological abnormalities can develop. Hypoglycemia is a symptom that occurs mainly in diabetics.

The sugar level in the blood drops so sharply that all cells of the body are undersupplied with energy. An exact limit value cannot be determined, since every person reacts differently to different sugar levels. Hypoglycaemia rarely occurs even in people without diabetes mellitus after long periods of hunger or in alcoholics.

Initially, symptoms such as racing heart, sweating, trembling, ravenous appetite, vomiting, restlessness and confusion occur. Other neurological symptoms such as irritability, sensitivity disorders, increased tendency to convulsions, dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness and coma are the result of severe hypoglycaemia. Therapeutically, the body is first supplied with glucose, which often leads to a quick improvement of the symptoms.