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MeSH Heading: Vertigo
Tree Number(s): C09.218.568.900.883; C10.597.951; C23.888.592.958
Unique ID: D014717
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014717
Annotation: differentiate from DIZZINESS, "sensation of unsteadiness or lightheadedness", but use word of text
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): CNS Origin Vertigo; Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo; Positional Vertigo; Spinning Sensation; Vertigo, Brain Stem; Vertigo, Brainstem; Vertigo, Central Nervous System Origin; Vertigo, Central Origin; Vertigo, Constant; Vertigo, Essential; Vertigo, Intermittant; Vertigo, Paroxysmal; Vertigo, Peripheral; Vertigo, Subjective
See Also: Dizziness
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/20

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Concept UI: M0022633
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Vertigo Preferred Term
Term UI T043022
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978); Spinning Sensation
Term UI T372547
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Vertigo, Subjective
Term UI T372564
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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