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  2. Dizziness vs. vertigo: What the difference is and why it matters

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    Peripheral vertigo is caused by a problem in the part of the inner ear that controls balance. (This is the nerve between the inner ear and the brain stem.) ... Central vertigo is less common and ...

  3. Vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Vertigo that arises from injury to the balance centers of the central nervous system (CNS), often from a lesion in the brainstem or cerebellum, [9] [15] [19] is called "central" vertigo and is generally associated with less prominent movement illusion and nausea than vertigo of peripheral origin. [20] Central vertigo may have accompanying ...

  4. Dizziness - Wikipedia

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    Dizziness is broken down into four main subtypes: vertigo (~25–50%), disequilibrium (less than ~15%), presyncope (less than ~15%), and nonspecific dizziness (~10%). [5] Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or having one's surroundings spin about them. Many people find vertigo very disturbing and often report associated nausea and vomiting. [6]

  5. Vestibulopathy - Wikipedia

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    They may include bilateral vestibulopathy, [1] central vestibulopathy, [2] post traumatic vestibulopathy, [3] peripheral vestibulopathy, [4] recurrent vestibulopathy, [5] visual vestibulopathy, [6] and neurotoxic vestibulopathy, [7] among others. Tinnitus is a common vestibulopathy. Migraines have often been associated with vestibulopathies.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Vestibular system - Wikipedia

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    PAN II will eventually cause subjective vertigo in the opposite direction. This occurs several hours after ingestion and after a relative reduction in blood alcohol levels. [citation needed] Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition resulting in acute symptoms of vertigo. It is probably caused when pieces that have broken off ...

  8. Dix–Hallpike test - Wikipedia

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    Such patients include those who are too anxious about eliciting the uncomfortable symptoms of vertigo, and those who may not have the range of motion necessary to comfortably be in a supine position. The modification involves the patient moving from a seated position to side-lying without their head extending off the examination table, such as ...

  9. DizzyFIX - Wikipedia

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    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of peripheral vertigo. [2] It can be characterized by three main symptoms: positional onset, spinning dizziness and short-lived symptoms. The primary diagnostic maneuver is the Dix-Hallpike which elicits the cardinal sign associated with BPPV, rotatory nystagmus.