R42

Applicable To

• Light-headedness

• Vertigo NOS

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient objective vertigo) or as if he himself were revolving in space subjective vertigo).

• 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)

• Illusory sense that either the environment or one’s own body is revolving; may result from disease of the inner ear or disturbances of the vestibular centers or pathways.

• Vertigo is a feeling of movement, a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient objective vertigo) or as if he himself were revolving in space subjective vertigo). Vertigo is medically distinct from dizziness, lightheadedness, and unsteadiness.

Details

• vertigo NOS (R42)