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dysequilibrium

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dysequilibrium /dys·equi·lib·ri·um/ (dis-e″kwĭ-lib´re-um)
1. any derangement of the sense of equilibrium; see also dizziness and vertigo.
2. disturbance of a state of equilibrium. Spelled also disequilibrium.

dysequilibrium
Neurology A derangement in equilibrium, attributed to altered signaling to and/or from the visual, vestibular, proprioceptive sensory pathways Clinical Vertigo, ataxia of gait, speech. See Dizziness, Vertigo. Cf Equilibrium.


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The patient presented to the emergency department complaining of weakness, dysequilibrium, nausea and altered vision.
a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium.
a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium.
 
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