Diseases

Vertigo

An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the individual or of the individual revolving in space. Vertigo may be associated with disorders of the inner ear (EAR, INNER); VESTIBULAR NERVE; BRAINSTEM; or CEREBRAL CORTEX. Lesions in the TEMPORAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE may be associated with FOCAL SEIZURES that may feature vertigo as an ictal manifestation. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp300-1)

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An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the individual or of the individual revolving in space. Vertigo may be associated with disorders of the inner ear (EAR, INNER); VESTIBULAR NERVE; BRAINSTEM; or CEREBRAL CORTEX. Lesions in the TEMPORAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE may be associated with FOCAL SEIZURES that may feature vertigo as an ictal manifestation. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp300-1)

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  • Spinning Sensation
  • Vertigo, Subjective
  • Sensation, Spinning
  • Sensations, Spinning
  • Spinning Sensations
  • Subjective Vertigo
  • Subjective Vertigos
  • Vertigos
  • Vertigos, Subjective
  • CNS Origin Vertigo
  • Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo
  • Positional Vertigo
  • Vertigo, Brain Stem
  • Vertigo, Brainstem
  • Vertigo, Central Nervous System Origin
  • Vertigo, Central Origin
  • Vertigo, Constant
  • Vertigo, Essential
  • Vertigo, Intermittant
  • Vertigo, Paroxysmal
  • Vertigo, Peripheral
  • Brain Stem Vertigo
  • Brain Stem Vertigos
  • Brainstem Vertigo
  • Brainstem Vertigos
  • CNS Origin Vertigos
  • Central Origin Vertigo
  • Central Origin Vertigos
  • Constant Vertigo
  • Constant Vertigos
  • Essential Vertigo
  • Essential Vertigos
  • Intermittant Vertigo
  • Intermittant Vertigos
  • Origin Vertigo, CNS
  • Origin Vertigo, Central
  • Origin Vertigos, CNS
  • Origin Vertigos, Central
  • Paroxysmal Vertigo
  • Paroxysmal Vertigos
  • Peripheral Vertigo
  • Peripheral Vertigos
  • Vertigo, CNS Origin
  • Vertigo, Positional
  • Vertigos, Brain Stem
  • Vertigos, Brainstem
  • Vertigos, CNS Origin
  • Vertigos, Central Origin
  • Vertigos, Constant
  • Vertigos, Essential
  • Vertigos, Intermittant
  • Vertigos, Paroxysmal
  • Vertigos, Peripheral

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differentiate from DIZZINESS, "sensation of unsteadiness or lightheadedness", but use word of text

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  1. C09.218w.568.900w.883w
  2. C10w.597.951w
  3. C23.888w.592.958w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vertigo. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014717. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014717
  2. Vertigo. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo
  3. Vertigo. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10686316