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  2. Lateral medullary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Wallenberg's first patient in 1885 was a 38-year-old male with symptoms of vertigo, numbness, loss of pain and temperature sensitivity, paralysis of multiple locations, ataxia and more. His background in neuroanatomy helped him in correctly locating the patient's lesion to the lateral medulla and connected it to a blockage of the ipsilateral ...

  3. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Wikipedia

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    The Brandt–Daroff exercises are performed in a similar fashion to the Semont maneuver; however, as the person rolls onto the unaffected side, the head is rotated toward the affected side. The exercise is typically performed 3 times a day with 5–10 repetitions each time, until symptoms of vertigo have resolved for at least 2 days. [24]

  4. Conversion disorder - Wikipedia

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    These symptoms were attributed to conversion disorder when a medical explanation for the conditions cannot be found. [6] Symptoms of conversion disorder usually occur suddenly. Conversion disorder was typically observed in people ages 10 to 35, [7] affecting between 0.011% and 0.5% of the general population. [8]

  5. Focal neurologic signs - Wikipedia

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    Focal neurological deficits may be caused by a variety of medical conditions such as head trauma, [1] tumors or stroke; or by various diseases such as meningitis or encephalitis or as a side effect of certain medications such as those used in anesthesia. [2] Neurological soft signs are a group of non-focal neurologic signs. [3]

  6. Cerebellar stroke syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cardinal signs include vertigo, headache, vomiting, and ataxia. [2] Left sided cerebellar stroke due to occlusion of a vertebral artery. Cerebellar strokes account for only 2-3% of the 600,000 strokes that occur each year in the United States. [3] They are far less common than strokes which occur in the cerebral hemispheres.

  7. Vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Dizziness affects approximately 20–40% of people at some point in time, while about 7.5–10% have vertigo. [3] About 5% have vertigo in a given year. [10] It becomes more common with age and affects women two to three times more often than men. [10] Vertigo accounts for about 2–3% of emergency department visits in the developed world. [10]

  8. Balance disorder - Wikipedia

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    Causes of dizziness related to the ear are often characterized by vertigo (spinning) and nausea. Nystagmus (flickering of the eye, related to the Vestibulo-ocular reflex [VOR]) is often seen in patients with an acute peripheral cause of dizziness. [citation needed] Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) – The most common cause of vertigo ...

  9. Todd's paresis - Wikipedia

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    Todd's paresis (or postictal paresis/paralysis, "after seizure") is focal weakness in a part or all of the body after a seizure.This weakness typically affects the limbs and is localized to either the left or right side of the body.