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)

Descriptor ID	D014717
MeSH Number(s)	C09.218.568.900.883 C10.597.951 C23.888.592.958
Concept/Terms	Vertigo Vertigo Vertigo, Subjective Subjective Vertigo Spinning Sensation Sensation, Spinning Sensations, Spinning Spinning Sensations Vertigo, Peripheral Vertigo, Peripheral Peripheral Vertigo Vertigo, Constant Vertigo, Constant Constant Vertigo Vertigo, Intermittant Vertigo, Intermittant Intermittant Vertigo Positional Vertigo Positional Vertigo Vertigo, Positional Vertigo, Brain Stem Vertigo, Brain Stem Brain Stem Vertigo Vertigo, Brainstem Brainstem Vertigo Brainstem Vertigos Vertigos, Brainstem Vertigo, Essential Vertigo, Essential Essential Vertigo Vertigo, Paroxysmal Vertigo, Paroxysmal Paroxysmal Vertigo Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo Vertigo, Central Origin Central Origin Vertigo Vertigo, Central Nervous System Origin

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