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  1. Dizziness - orthostatic hypotension

    Postural hypotension is the lightheaded feeling you may get if you leap out of bed very quickly.

  2. Blood pressure (low) - hypotension

    Low blood pressure is only a problem if it has a negative impact on the body.

  3. Fainting

    Common causes of fainting include heat, pain, distress, the sight of blood, anxiety and hyperventilating.

  4. Viral encephalitis

    Viral encephalitis is inflammation of the brain caused by a virus and can cause permanent brain damage.

  5. Eye floaters

    Some eye floaters look like small dots, while others appear like threads or little hairy clumps.

  6. Dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders

    Dizziness is generally treatable and rarely indicates serious brain disease.

  7. Amyloidosis

    A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.

  8. Uterine inversion

    Uterine inversion means the placenta fails to detach from the uterine wall, and pulls the uterus inside-out as it exits.

  9. Parathyroid glands

    The parathyroid glands make hormones that regulate calcium, phosphorus and magnesium in the bones and blood.

  10. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is characterised by attacks of rapid heart rate or tachycardia.

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