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  2. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo ( BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem in the inner ear. [ 3] Symptoms are repeated, brief periods of vertigo with movement, characterized by a spinning sensation upon changes in the position of the head. [ 1] This can occur with turning in bed or changing position. [ 3]

  3. Vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Vertigo. Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. [ 1] Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. [ 1][ 2] It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspiration, or difficulties walking. [ 2] It is typically worse when the head is ...

  4. Vertebrobasilar insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Vertebrobasilar insufficiency ( VBI) describes a temporary set of symptoms due to decreased blood flow ( ischemia) in the posterior circulation of the brain. The posterior circulation supplies the medulla, pons, midbrain, cerebellum and (in 70-80% of people) supplies the posterior cerebellar artery to the thalamus and occipital cortex. [ 1]

  5. Balance disorder - Wikipedia

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    Balance disorder. A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by feelings of giddiness, or wooziness, or having a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of several body systems working together: the visual system (eyes ...

  6. Chronic subjective dizziness - Wikipedia

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    The term chronic subjective dizziness ( CSD) is used to describe a commonly encountered type of dizziness that is not easily categorized into one of several other types, and for which the physical examination is typically normal. Patients with CSD frequently initially suffer a sudden injury of some sort to their vestibular system, the ...

  7. Epley maneuver - Wikipedia

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    Epley maneuver. The Epley maneuver or repositioning maneuver is a maneuver used by medical professionals to treat one common cause of vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) [ 1][needs update] of the posterior or anterior canals of the ear. [ 2] The maneuver works by allowing free-floating particles, displaced otoconia, from the ...

  8. Dix–Hallpike test - Wikipedia

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    Dix–Hallpike test. ICD-9-CM. 95.45. The Dix–Hallpike[ 1] or Nylén–Bárány[ 2] test is a diagnostic maneuver from the group of rotation tests used to identify benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

  9. Geniculate ganglionitis - Wikipedia

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    Geniculate ganglionitis or geniculate neuralgia (GN), also called nervus intermedius neuralgia, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, or Hunt's neuralgia, is a rare disorder characterized by severe paroxysmal neuralgic pain deep in the ear, [ 1] that may spread to the ear canal, outer ear, mastoid or eye regions. GN may also occur in combination with ...