Vertigo

"Vertigo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D014717
MeSH Number(s)	C09.218.568.900.883 C10.597.951 C23.888.592.958
Concept/Terms	Vertigo Vertigo Vertigos Vertigo, Subjective Subjective Vertigo Subjective Vertigos Vertigos, Subjective Spinning Sensation Sensation, Spinning Sensations, Spinning Spinning Sensations Positional Vertigo Positional Vertigo Vertigo, Positional Vertigo, Brain Stem Vertigo, Brain Stem Brain Stem Vertigo Brain Stem Vertigos Vertigos, Brain Stem Vertigo, Brainstem Brainstem Vertigo Brainstem Vertigos Vertigos, Brainstem Vertigo, Peripheral Vertigo, Peripheral Peripheral Vertigo Peripheral Vertigos Vertigos, Peripheral Vertigo, Essential Vertigo, Essential Essential Vertigo Essential Vertigos Vertigos, Essential Vertigo, Intermittant Vertigo, Intermittant Intermittant Vertigo Intermittant Vertigos Vertigos, Intermittant Vertigo, Paroxysmal Vertigo, Paroxysmal Paroxysmal Vertigo Paroxysmal Vertigos Vertigos, Paroxysmal Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo Vertigo, Central Origin Central Origin Vertigo Central Origin Vertigos Origin Vertigo, Central Origin Vertigos, Central Vertigos, Central Origin CNS Origin Vertigo CNS Origin Vertigos Origin Vertigo, CNS Origin Vertigos, CNS Vertigo, CNS Origin Vertigos, CNS Origin Vertigo, Central Nervous System Origin Vertigo, Constant Vertigo, Constant Constant Vertigo Constant Vertigos Vertigos, Constant

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vertigo".

Diseases [C]
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases [C09]
Ear Diseases [C09.218]
Labyrinth Diseases [C09.218.568]
Vestibular Diseases [C09.218.568.900]
Vertigo [C09.218.568.900.883]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Vertigo [C10.597.951]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Vertigo [C23.888.592.958]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vertigo".

Vertigo
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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Bar chart showing 35 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2005 and 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	1	2
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	1	3
2005	4	0	4
2007	2	0	2
2008	3	1	4
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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