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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Dizziness is a common but vague symptom. A wide variety of symptoms are often referred to as dizziness. | Dizziness is a common but vague symptom. A wide variety of symptoms are often referred to as dizziness. The first step in the assessment of dizziness is to determine through a focused history with greater specificity the precise symptoms the patient is experiencing. | ||
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====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Vertigo==== | ====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Vertigo==== | ||
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[vertigo]] include: | Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[vertigo]] include: | ||
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==[[Presyncope]]== | |||
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====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Presyncope==== | ====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Presyncope==== | ||
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[presyncope]] include: | Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[presyncope]] include: | ||
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:*[[Palpitations]] | :*[[Palpitations]] | ||
:*[[Paresthesia]] | :*[[Paresthesia]] | ||
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====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Disequilibrium==== | ====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Disequilibrium==== | ||
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[disequilibrium]] include: | Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[disequilibrium]] include: | ||
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:*[[Nystagmus]] | :*[[Nystagmus]] | ||
:*[[Visual impairment]] | :*[[Visual impairment]] | ||
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==[[Psychogenic dizziness]]== | |||
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====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Psychogenic dizziness==== | ====Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Psychogenic dizziness==== | ||
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[psychogenic dizziness]] include: | Synonyms and symptoms used to describe [[psychogenic dizziness]] include: | ||
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====Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Psychogenic dizziness==== | ====Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Psychogenic dizziness==== | ||
[[Psychogenic dizziness]] is a dizziness which is not characterized by true vertigo and it can be replicated by hyperventilation and psychiatric symptoms that precede its onset. It occurs in anxious or phobic individuals and do not include any specific symptoms. | [[Psychogenic dizziness]] is a dizziness which is not characterized by true vertigo and it can be replicated by hyperventilation and psychiatric symptoms that precede its onset. It occurs in anxious or phobic individuals and do not include any specific symptoms. | ||
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[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S
Synonyms and keywords: Disorientation; dizzy; floating; giddiness; giddy; reeling; spaced out; swimmy; weak at the knees; wobbliness; wooziness
Overview
Dizziness is a common but vague symptom. A wide variety of symptoms are often referred to as dizziness. The first step in the assessment of dizziness is to determine through a focused history with greater specificity the precise symptoms the patient is experiencing.
Classification
The following links direct you to the appropriate chapter based upon the patient's precise symptoms:
Vertigo
Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Vertigo
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe vertigo include:
Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Vertigo
Vertigo is a transient and episodic perception of false sensation of motion. While the most common motion is a spinning sensation of either the surrounding environment or a self motion, the other symptoms which usually accompany this perception of false sensation include:
Presyncope
Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Presyncope
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe presyncope include:
Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Presyncope
Presyncope is a transient and episodic prodrome. The other symptoms which usually accompany this prodrome include:
Disequilibrium
Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Disequilibrium
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe disequilibrium include:
Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Disequilibrium
Disequilibrium is a continuous rather than an episodic symptom characterized by an impaired sense or absence of balance that primarily occurs during standing or walking and usually without any cephalic sensations like headache, nausea and vomiting. The other symptoms which usually accompany disequilibrium include:
Psychogenic dizziness
Synonyms or Words Used to Describe Psychogenic dizziness
Synonyms and symptoms used to describe psychogenic dizziness include:
Other Secondary Symptoms Associated With Psychogenic dizziness
Psychogenic dizziness is a dizziness which is not characterized by true vertigo and it can be replicated by hyperventilation and psychiatric symptoms that precede its onset. It occurs in anxious or phobic individuals and do not include any specific symptoms.