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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vertigo
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vértigo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vertigem
Tree Number:
C09.218.568.900.883
C10.597.951
C23.888.592.958
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
differentiate from
DIZZINESS
, "sensation of unsteadiness or lightheadedness", but use word of text
See Related
English
:
Dizziness
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
27888
Unique Identifier:
D014717
Occurrence in VHL
:
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