Vertigo (redirected from Benign paroxysmal postural vertigo)

vertigo /ver·ti·go/ (ver´ti-go) [L.] a sensation of rotation or movement of one's self (subjective v.) or of one's surroundings (objective v.) in any plane; sometimes used erroneously to mean any form of dizziness.vertig´inous

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alternobaric vertigo  a transient, true, whirling vertigo sometimes affecting those subjected to large, rapid variations in barometric pressure.

benign paroxysmal postural vertigo  recurrent vertigo and nystagmus occurring when the head is placed in certain positions, usually not associated with lesions of the central nervous system.

cerebral vertigo  a type resulting from a brain lesion.

cervical vertigo  vertigo after injury to the neck such as whiplash.

disabling positional vertigo  constant positional vertigo or dysequilibrium and nausea with the head in the upright position, without hearing disturbance or loss of vestibular function.

labyrinthine vertigo  Meniere's disease.

objective vertigo  see vertigo.

ocular vertigo  a form due to eye disease.

organic vertigo  cerebral v.

positional vertigo , postural vertigo that associated with a specific position of the head in space or with changes in position of the head in space.

subjective vertigo  see vertigo.

vestibular vertigo  vertigo due to disturbances of the vestibular system.

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ver·ti·go (vûrt-g)

n. pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos

A sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects, often caused by inner ear disease.

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Vertigo

A sensation of dizziness marked by the feeling that one's self or surroundings are spinning or whirling.

Mentioned in: Acoustic Neuroma, Labyrinthitis, Ménière's Disease, Stapedectomy, Tilt Table Test

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vertigo,

n a condition in which the patient perceives the external world as spinning around him or her (objective vertigo), or the individual may feel as though he or she is revolving in space (subjective vertigo).

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vertigo (vur´tgō),

n 1. a sensation described as dizziness.
n 2. a sensation of the room revolving about the patient or the patient revolving in space. It is a form of dizziness, but the terms are not synonymous.