positional vertigo

vertigo /ver·ti·go/ (ver´tĭ-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

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.

positional vertigo,

a severe but brief episode of vertigo associated with a change of body position, as when a patient lies down. It may be caused by an injury or disease of the utricle. Also called postural vertigo. See also cupulolithiasis.

vertigo [ver´tĭ-go]

a sensation of rotation or movement of one's self (subjective vertigo) or of one's surroundings (objective vertigo) in any plane. The term is sometimes used erroneously as a synonym for dizziness. Vertigo may result from diseases of the inner ear or may be due to disturbances of the vestibular centers or pathways in the central nervous system.

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

benign positional vertigo (benign postural vertigo) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

central vertigo that due to disorder of the central nervous system.

cerebral vertigo vertigo resulting from a brain lesion, such as in meningogenic labyrinthitis. Called also organic vertigo.

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

labyrinthine vertigo Meniere's disease.

organic vertigo cerebral vertigo.

peripheral vertigo vestibular vertigo.

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

vestibular vertigo vertigo due to disturbances of the vestibular centers or pathways in the central nervous system.

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alternobaric vertigo benign paroxysmal positional vertigo BPPV central vertigo cerebral vertigo cupulolithiasis Epley maneuver Hallpike maneuver inner ear fistula labyrinthine vertigo nystagmus ocular vertigo organic vertigo otic vertigo postural vertigo Semont maneuver subjective vertigo vertigo vestibular neuronitis	Other disorders that may mimic SCD syndrome include a patulous eustachian tube (pET), temporomandibular joint syndrome, serous otitis media, eustachian tube dysfunction, perilymphatic fistula, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere disease, and allergic disease. Complete round window niche occlusion for superior semicircular canal ... by Silverstein, Herbert; Van Ess, Mark J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal In benign positional vertigo each episode lasts 15 - 30 seconds and the patient is normal between episodes. The dizzy patient--a 5-minute approach to diagnosis by Friedland, Peter / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD The study, published in the March 24, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, involved 209 people with benign positional vertigo with no known cause such as head trauma or ear surgery. Osteoporosis may raise vertigo risk by Asian News International	Portuguese fishing dog Portuguese man-of-war Portuguese oyster Portuguese podenco Portuguese sheepdog Portuguese water dog Portuguese-Azorean disease Portulaca porus POS posaconazole POSCH Posedown Posicor position position effect position sense position, T-hold positional Positional Asphyxia positional behavior positional isomer positional nystagmus positional release variations positional treatment positional vertigo positioner positioning positioning for comfort positioning, surgical positioning: intraoperative positioning: neurologic positioning: wheelchair positions at the chair positive Positive & Negative Symptom Scale positive accommodation positive axillary lymph node positive balance positive convergence positive declination positive electron positive end-expiratory pressure positive feedback positive identification positive inotropic agent positive interactions positive mask Positive Most-Significant-Other positive motivation positive predictive value	Positional Feedback Stimulation Training Positional Games Positional isomer Positional isomer Positional isomerism positional lighting positional notation positional notation positional notation Positional number system Positional number system Positional numeral system Positional numeral system positional nystagmus positional nystagmus positional nystagmus Positional Oligomer Importance Matrix Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia positional parameter Positional Processing System positional release variations positional representation positional representation system Positional Scanning Combinatorial Peptide Libraries positional servomechanism positional sound Positional Switch Positional system Positional system positional treatment positional vertigo Positional zero Positional zero positional-error constant positionally positionally positionally positionally positionally positionally positioned positioned positioned positioned positioned positioned positioned weld positioner positioner positioner positioner positioner positioner positioners positioners positioning positioning positioning positioning positioning positioning

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alternobaric vertigo
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BPPV
central vertigo
cerebral vertigo
cupulolithiasis
Epley maneuver
Hallpike maneuver
inner ear fistula
labyrinthine vertigo
nystagmus
ocular vertigo
organic vertigo
otic vertigo
postural vertigo
Semont maneuver
subjective vertigo
vertigo
vestibular neuronitis

Other disorders that may mimic SCD syndrome include a patulous eustachian tube (pET), temporomandibular joint syndrome, serous otitis media, eustachian tube dysfunction, perilymphatic fistula, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere disease, and allergic disease.

Complete round window niche occlusion for superior semicircular canal ... by Silverstein, Herbert; Van Ess, Mark J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

In benign positional vertigo each episode lasts 15 - 30 seconds and the patient is normal between episodes.

The dizzy patient--a 5-minute approach to diagnosis by Friedland, Peter / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD

The study, published in the March 24, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, involved 209 people with benign positional vertigo with no known cause such as head trauma or ear surgery.

Osteoporosis may raise vertigo risk by Asian News International

Portuguese fishing dog

Portuguese man-of-war

Portuguese-Azorean disease