Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Different sensory experiences described by the patient as a feeling of rotation or whirling, but also as light-headness, faintness, or swaying. Many different conditions can lead to this complaint. One subset of complaints in which the patient descibes definite feelings of rotation (whether of himself or the environment) is called vertigo , and occurs almost exclusively with disorders of the peripheral or central vestibular system. See vertigo.
A subjective and imprecise term which could refer to vertigo or a variety of disturbing conditions with a psychological basis.
lightheadedness; does not involve a rotational component (see vertigo).
a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
A sensation of unsteadiness with a feeling of movement within the head.
Dizziness may be experienced as lightheadedness, feeling like you might faint, being unsteady, loss of balance, or vertigo. 10.
A sensation of temporary imbalance without spinning. Usually the duration is short: a range of few seconds to few minutes. The patient is afraid of falling on the floor or ground, but usually he succeeds to prevent falling.
physical unsteadiness, imbalance, and lightheadedness associated with balance and other disorders.
physical unsteadiness, imbalance and lightheadedness associated with balance disorders. (Read about " Balance Disorders")
Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of vision, the brain, balance (vestibular) system of the inner ear, and gastrointestinal system. Dizziness is a medically indistinct term which laypersons use to describe a variety of conditions ranging from lightheadedness, unsteadiness to vertigo. See the entire definition of Dizziness
Damage to cranial nerve fibers can result in dizziness or vertigo.
a non-specific term implying physical unsteadiness, imbalance, and lightheadedness associated with balance disorders.
physical unsteadiness, imbalance, and lightheadedness that may be associated with balance disorders.
Dizziness is a common and inclusive term for several specific symptoms which include pre-syncope, disequilibrium and vertigo. Each of these more specific words is encompassed in the general term dizziness.