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84 relations: Abasia, Acquired brain injury, Alcohol, Anticholinergic, Antihistamine, Ataxia, Atrophy, Auditory brainstem response, Auditory system, Baclofen, Balance (ability), Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Benzodiazepine, Berg Balance Scale, Bilateral vestibulopathy, Blood pressure, Caffeine, Calcium channel blocker, Caloric reflex test, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Chiari malformation, Cochlea, Cochlear nerve, Coeliac disease, Cogan syndrome, Cognition, CT scan, Diarrhea, DizzyFIX, Electronystagmography, Encephalitis, Epley maneuver, Gabapentin, Gentamicin, Hippocampus, Hydrocephalus, Inner ear, Ischemia, Labyrinthectomy, Labyrinthine fistula, Labyrinthitis, Lateral medullary syndrome, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mal de debarquement, Ménière's disease, Meningitis, Migraine-associated vertigo, Motion sickness, Multiple sclerosis, Nausea, ..., Neoplasm, Nicotine, Nimodipine, Nystagmus, Otolith, Ototoxicity, Parkinson's disease, Physical therapy, Posturography, Presyncope, Proprioception, Saccule, Sedative, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Semicircular canals, Sense of balance, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Superior canal dehiscence syndrome, Syphilis, Timed Up and Go test, Tinnitus, Toxin, Tricyclic, Utricle (ear), Verapamil, Vertiginous epilepsy, Vertigo, Vestibular schwannoma, Vestibular system, Visual system, Vitamin B12 deficiency, Walking. Expand index (34 more) »
Abasia
Abasia (from Greek: a-, without and basis, step) is the inability to walk owing to impairment in motor coordination.
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Acquired brain injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia.
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Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a carbon.
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Anticholinergic
An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system.
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Antihistamine
Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis and other allergies.
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Ataxia
Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality.
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Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
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Auditory brainstem response
The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is an auditory evoked potential extracted from ongoing electrical activity in the brain and recorded via electrodes placed on the scalp.
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Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing.
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Baclofen
Baclofen, sold under the brand name Lioresal among others, is a medication used to treat spasticity.
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Balance (ability)
In biomechanics, balance is an ability to maintain the line of gravity (vertical line from centre of mass) of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway.
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem in the inner ear.
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Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepines (BZD, BZs), sometimes called "benzos", are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.
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Berg Balance Scale
The Berg Balance Scale (or BBS) is a widely used clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities, named after Katherine Berg, one of the developers.
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Bilateral vestibulopathy
Bilateral Vestibulopathy results as the culmination of damage done to both inner ears.
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Blood pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.
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Caffeine
Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.
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Calcium channel blocker
Calcium channel blockers (CCB), calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists are several medications that disrupt the movement of calcium through calcium channels.
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Caloric reflex test
In medicine, the caloric reflex test (sometimes termed vestibular caloric stimulation) is a test of the vestibulo-ocular reflex that involves irrigating cold or warm water or air into the external auditory canal.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in too much carbon monoxide (CO).
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Chiari malformation
Chiari malformations (CMs) are structural defects in the cerebellum.
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Cochlea
The cochlea is the part of the inner ear involved in hearing.
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Cochlear nerve
The cochlear nerve (also auditory or acoustic neuron) is one of two parts of the vestibulocochlear nerve, a cranial nerve present in amniotes, the other part being the vestibular nerve.
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Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease, also spelled celiac disease, is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine.
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Cogan syndrome
Cogan syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent inflammation of the front of the eye (the cornea) and often fever, fatigue, and weight loss, episodes of vertigo (dizziness), tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss.
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Cognition
Cognition is "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses".
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CT scan
A CT scan, also known as computed tomography scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.
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Diarrhea
Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day.
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DizzyFIX
The DizzyFIX is an FDA cleared home medical device available to assist in the treatment of Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and its associated vertigo.
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Electronystagmography
Electronystagmography (ENG) is a diagnostic test to record involuntary movements of the eye caused by a condition known as nystagmus.
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Encephalitis
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain.
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Epley maneuver
The Epley maneuver or repositioning maneuver is a maneuver used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) of the posterior or anterior canals.
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Gabapentin
Gabapentin, sold under the brand name Neurontin among others, is a medication which is used to treat epilepsy (specifically partial seizures), neuropathic pain, hot flashes, and restless legs syndrome.
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Gentamicin
Gentamicin, sold under brand names Garamycin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections.
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Hippocampus
The hippocampus (named after its resemblance to the seahorse, from the Greek ἱππόκαμπος, "seahorse" from ἵππος hippos, "horse" and κάμπος kampos, "sea monster") is a major component of the brains of humans and other vertebrates.
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Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which there is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the brain.
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Inner ear
The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear.
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Ischemia
Ischemia or ischaemia is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep tissue alive).
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Labyrinthectomy
A labyrinthectomy is a procedure used to decrease the function of the labyrinth of the inner ear.
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Labyrinthine fistula
A labyrinthine fistula is an abnormal opening in the bony capsule of the inner ear, resulting in leakage of the perilymph from the cochlea into the middle ear.
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Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis, also known as vestibular neuritis, is the inflammation of inner ear.
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Lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome is a neurological disorder causing a range of symptoms due to ischemia in the lateral part of the medulla oblongata in the brainstem.
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease.
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Mal de debarquement
Mal de debarquement (or mal de débarquement) syndrome (MdDS, or common name disembarkment syndrome) is a neurological condition usually occurring after a cruise, aircraft flight, or other sustained motion event.
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Ménière's disease
Ménière's disease (MD) is a disorder of the inner ear that is characterized by episodes of feeling like the world is spinning (vertigo), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing loss, and a fullness in the ear.
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Meningitis
Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.
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Migraine-associated vertigo
Vestibular migraine (VM) is vertigo associated with a migraine, either as a symptom of migraine or as a related but neurological disorder; when referred to as a disease unto itself, it is also termed migraine-associated vertigo (MAV), migrainous vertigo, or migraine-related vestibulopathy.
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Motion sickness
Motion sickness is a condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement.
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Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.
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Nausea
Nausea or queasiness is an unpleasant sense of unease, discomfort, and revulsion towards food.
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Neoplasm
Neoplasia is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
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Nicotine
Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic stimulant and an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants.
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Nimodipine
Nimodipine (marketed by Bayer as Nimotop) is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure.
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Nystagmus
Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in rare cases) eye movement, acquired in infancy or later in life, that may result in reduced or limited vision.
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Otolith
An otolith (ὠτο-, ōto- ear + λῐ́θος, líthos, a stone), also called statoconium or otoconium or statolith, is a calcium carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates.
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Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity is the property of being toxic to the ear (oto-), specifically the cochlea or auditory nerve and sometimes the vestibular system, for example, as a side effect of a drug.
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.
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Physical therapy
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions that, by using mechanical force and movements (bio-mechanics or kinesiology), manual therapy, exercise therapy, and electrotherapy, remediates impairments and promotes mobility and function.
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Posturography
Posturography is a general term that covers all the techniques used to quantify postural control in upright stance in either static or dynamic conditions.
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Presyncope
Presyncope is a state of lightheadedness, muscular weakness, blurred vision, and feeling faint (as opposed to a syncope, which is actually fainting).
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Proprioception
Proprioception, from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own", "individual", and capio, capere, to take or grasp, is the sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement.
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Saccule
The saccule is a bed of sensory cells situated in the inner ear.
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Sedative
A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders.
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Semicircular canals
The semicircular canals or semicircular ducts are three semicircular, interconnected tubes located in the innermost part of each ear, the inner ear.
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Sense of balance
The sense of balance or equilibrioception is one of the physiological senses related to balance.
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Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of antidepressant drugs that treat major depressive disorder (MDD) and can also treat anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), and menopausal symptoms.
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Spinal cord injury
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function.
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Stroke
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.
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Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a set of hearing and balance symptoms, related to a rare medical condition of the inner ear, known as superior canal dehiscence.
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Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum.
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Timed Up and Go test
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance.
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Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present.
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Toxin
A toxin (from toxikon) is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded.
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Tricyclic
Tricyclics are chemical compounds that contain three interconnected rings of atoms.
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Utricle (ear)
The utricle, along with the saccule, is one of the two otolith organs located in the vertebrate inner ear.
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Verapamil
Verapamil, sold under various trade names, is a medication used for the treatment of high blood pressure, angina (chest pain from not enough blood flow to the heart), and supraventricular tachycardia.
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Vertiginous epilepsy
Vertiginous epilepsy is infrequently the first symptom of a seizure, characterized by a feeling of vertigo.
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Vertigo
Vertigo is a symptom where a person feels as if they or the objects around them are moving when they are not.
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Vestibular schwannoma
A vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign primary intracranial tumor of the myelin-forming cells of the vestibulocochlear nerve (8th cranial nerve).
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Vestibular system
The vestibular system, in most mammals, is the sensory system that provides the leading contribution to the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea, a part of the auditory system, it constitutes the labyrinth of the inner ear in most mammals.
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Visual system
The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which gives organisms the ability to process visual detail, as well as enabling the formation of several non-image photo response functions.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency, also known as cobalamin deficiency, is the medical condition of low blood levels of vitamin B12.
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Walking
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_disorder
