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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 moved. [2]
Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. [1] It can also refer to disequilibrium [2] or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. [3] Dizziness is a common medical complaint, affecting 20–30% of persons. [4] Dizziness is broken down into four main ...
2.4% affected at some point [1] 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]
The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea, a part of the auditory system, it constitutes the labyrinth of the inner ear in most mammals. As movements consist of rotations and translations ...
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 ...
Motion sickness occurs due to a difference between actual and expected motion. [1][2][4] Symptoms commonly include nausea, vomiting, cold sweat, headache, dizziness, tiredness, loss of appetite, and increased salivation. [1][5] Complications may rarely include dehydration, electrolyte problems, or a lower esophageal tear.
Vestibular migraine (VM) is vertigo with migraine, either as a symptom of migraine or as a related neurological disorder.. A 2010 report from the University of British Columbia published in the journal Headache said that " 'Migraine associated vertigo' is emerging as a popular diagnosis for patients with recurrent vertigo" but, "in contrast to basilar artery migraine, is neither clinically nor ...
003448. [edit on Wikidata] Electronystagmography (ENG) is a diagnostic test to record involuntary movements of the eye caused by a condition known as nystagmus. It can also be used to diagnose the cause of vertigo, dizziness or balance dysfunction by testing the vestibular system. [1] Electronystagmography is used to assess voluntary and ...