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Vertigo of vascular origin. Clinical and electronystagmographic features in 84 cases. 1989

A Grad, and R W Baloh

Department of Neurology, Reed Neurological Research Center, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1769.

We reviewed the clinical and electronystagmographic findings of 84 patients who presented to our neuro-otology clinic with vertigo of presumed cerebrovascular origin. There was a surprisingly high incidence of isolated episodes of vertigo (abrupt in onset, lasting minutes). In some patients these episodes preceded other symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency or infarction by months. Peripheral vestibular abnormalities were common on electronystagmographic testing; 42% had unilateral hypoexcitability to caloric stimulation. We conclude that the vestibular labyrinth is selectively vulnerable to ischemia within the vertebrobasilar system.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002560	Cerebrovascular Circulation	The circulation of blood through the BLOOD VESSELS of the BRAIN.	Brain Blood Flow,Regional Cerebral Blood Flow,Cerebral Blood Flow,Cerebral Circulation,Cerebral Perfusion Pressure,Circulation, Cerebrovascular,Blood Flow, Brain,Blood Flow, Cerebral,Brain Blood Flows,Cerebral Blood Flows,Cerebral Circulations,Cerebral Perfusion Pressures,Circulation, Cerebral,Flow, Brain Blood,Flow, Cerebral Blood,Perfusion Pressure, Cerebral,Pressure, Cerebral Perfusion
D002561	Cerebrovascular Disorders	A spectrum of pathological conditions of impaired blood flow in the brain. They can involve vessels (ARTERIES or VEINS) in the CEREBRUM, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Major categories include INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; and others.	Brain Vascular Disorders,Intracranial Vascular Disorders,Vascular Diseases, Intracranial,Cerebrovascular Diseases,Cerebrovascular Insufficiency,Cerebrovascular Occlusion,Brain Vascular Disorder,Cerebrovascular Disease,Cerebrovascular Disorder,Cerebrovascular Insufficiencies,Cerebrovascular Occlusions,Disease, Cerebrovascular,Diseases, Cerebrovascular,Insufficiencies, Cerebrovascular,Insufficiency, Cerebrovascular,Intracranial Vascular Disease,Intracranial Vascular Diseases,Intracranial Vascular Disorder,Occlusion, Cerebrovascular,Occlusions, Cerebrovascular,Vascular Disease, Intracranial,Vascular Disorder, Brain,Vascular Disorder, Intracranial,Vascular Disorders, Brain,Vascular Disorders, Intracranial
D004584	Electronystagmography	Recording of nystagmus based on changes in the electrical field surrounding the eye produced by the difference in potential between the cornea and the retina.	Electronystagmographies
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014715	Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency	Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; medial TEMPORAL LOBE; and THALAMUS. Characteristic clinical features include SYNCOPE; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and VERTIGO. BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS or other BRAIN INFARCTION may be associated.	Basilar Artery Insufficiency,Basilar Artery Stenosis,Vertebral Artery Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Stenosis,Basilar Artery Ischemia,Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia,Vertebrobasilar Ischemia,Artery Insufficiencies, Basilar,Artery Insufficiencies, Vertebral,Artery Insufficiency, Basilar,Artery Insufficiency, Vertebral,Artery Ischemia, Basilar,Artery Ischemia, Vertebral,Artery Ischemias, Basilar,Artery Ischemias, Vertebral,Artery Stenoses, Basilar,Artery Stenoses, Vertebral,Artery Stenosis, Basilar,Artery Stenosis, Vertebral,Basilar Artery Insufficiencies,Basilar Artery Ischemias,Basilar Artery Stenoses,Basilar Insufficiencies,Dolichoectasia, Vertebrobasilar,Dolichoectasias, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiencies, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiency, Basilar,Insufficiency, Basilar Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiency, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemia, Basilar Artery,Ischemia, Vertebral Artery,Ischemia, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemia, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemias, Basilar Artery,Ischemias, Vertebral Artery,Ischemias, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemias, Vertebrobasilar,Stenoses, Basilar Artery,Stenoses, Vertebral Artery,Stenosis, Basilar Artery,Stenosis, Vertebral Artery,Vertebral Artery Insufficiencies,Vertebral Artery Ischemias,Vertebral Artery Stenoses,Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro Basilar Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiencies,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasias,Vertebrobasilar Insufficiencies,Vertebrobasilar Ischemias
D014717	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)	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,Brain Stem Vertigo,Brain Stem Vertigos,Brainstem Vertigo,Brainstem Vertigos,CNS Origin Vertigos,Central Origin Vertigo,Central Origin Vertigos,Constant Vertigo,Constant Vertigos,Essential Vertigo,Essential Vertigos,Intermittant Vertigo,Intermittant Vertigos,Origin Vertigo, CNS,Origin Vertigo, Central,Origin Vertigos, CNS,Origin Vertigos, Central,Paroxysmal Vertigo,Paroxysmal Vertigos,Peripheral Vertigo,Peripheral Vertigos,Sensation, Spinning,Sensations, Spinning,Spinning Sensations,Subjective Vertigo,Subjective Vertigos,Vertigo, CNS Origin,Vertigo, Positional,Vertigos,Vertigos, Brain Stem,Vertigos, Brainstem,Vertigos, CNS Origin,Vertigos, Central Origin,Vertigos, Constant,Vertigos, Essential,Vertigos, Intermittant,Vertigos, Paroxysmal,Vertigos, Peripheral,Vertigos, Subjective
D014724	Vestibular Function Tests	A number of tests used to determine if the brain or balance portion of the inner ear are causing dizziness.	Function Test, Vestibular,Function Tests, Vestibular,Test, Vestibular Function,Tests, Vestibular Function,Vestibular Function Test