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Lightheaded, unsteady or spinning? Dr. Jitendra Prasad Yadav (NMC 8029), Consultant Neurologist (15+ years, NAMS), is a dizziness & vertigo specialist at Kathmandu Neurology Clinic & Cognitive Center (Durbar Marg, Opposite of Yak & Yeti Hotel) — distinguishes lightheadedness vs vertigo, evaluates cardiovascular, medication, ear and brain contributors, and guides targeted care.
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Dr. Jitendra Prasad Yadav (NMC 8029) — dizziness specialist at Kathmandu Neurology Clinic & Cognitive Center, Durbar Marg, Opposite of Yak & Yeti Hotel. Evaluates lightheadedness, vertigo, imbalance — cardiovascular, medication, ear and brain causes. 15+ years, NAMS.
Describe what you feel: spinning (vertigo) vs faint/unsteady (dizziness) vs near-faint. Duration and what triggers it matter more than severity.
When dizziness is urgent
Dr. Jitendra Prasad Yadav (NMC NMC 8029) — Consultant Neurologist, 15+ years NAMS. Evaluates lightheadedness (cardiovascular/medication) vs vertigo (inner ear/brain) through spell-history, orthostatic vitals and neurological exam at Kathmandu Neurology Clinic & Cognitive Center, Durbar Marg, Opposite of Yak & Yeti Hotel.
Dizziness is broad (lightheaded, faint, unsteady). Vertigo is rotational spinning. Duration and triggers distinguish them: positional seconds suggests BPPV; minutes–days with migraine features suggests vestibular migraine; persistent imbalance with speech/weakness suggests central cause — urgent.
Blood pressure drops, heart rhythm, anemia, medications, anxiety, inner-ear and brain causes can all contribute. Dr. Jitendra Prasad Yadav reviews all contributors — not just one organ — to guide appropriate next steps.
With slurred speech, double vision, weakness, numbness or inability to walk — seek emergency care (possible central/brain cause). Isolated lightheadedness on standing is rarely emergency but warrants evaluation.
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