Diseases

Vestibular Neuronitis

Idiopathic inflammation of the VESTIBULAR NERVE, characterized clinically by the acute or subacute onset of VERTIGO; NAUSEA; and imbalance. The COCHLEAR NERVE is typically spared and HEARING LOSS and TINNITUS do not usually occur. Symptoms usually resolve over a period of days to weeks. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p304)

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Idiopathic inflammation of the VESTIBULAR NERVE, characterized clinically by the acute or subacute onset of VERTIGO; NAUSEA; and imbalance. The COCHLEAR NERVE is typically spared and HEARING LOSS and TINNITUS do not usually occur. Symptoms usually resolve over a period of days to weeks. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p304)

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62 entry terms
  • Epidemic Neurolabyrinthitis
  • Neuritis, Vestibular
  • Neuronitis, Vestibular
  • Vestibular Nerve Inflammation
  • Vestibular Nerve Neuritis
  • Vestibular Neuritis
  • Epidemic Neurolabyrinthitides
  • Inflammation, Vestibular Nerve
  • Inflammations, Vestibular Nerve
  • Nerve Inflammation, Vestibular
  • Nerve Inflammations, Vestibular
  • Nerve Neuritides, Vestibular
  • Nerve Neuritis, Vestibular
  • Neuritides, Vestibular
  • Neuritides, Vestibular Nerve
  • Neuritis, Vestibular Nerve
  • Neurolabyrinthitides, Epidemic
  • Neurolabyrinthitis, Epidemic
  • Neuronitides, Vestibular
  • Vestibular Nerve Inflammations
  • Vestibular Nerve Neuritides
  • Vestibular Neuritides
  • Vestibular Neuronitides
  • Acute Peripheral Vestibulopathy
  • Acute Unilateral Peripheral Vestibulopathy
  • Acute Vestibular Neuritis
  • Episodic Recurrent Vertigo
  • Recurrent Vestibular Neuritis
  • Recurrent Vestibulopathy
  • Subacute Vestibular Neuritis
  • Vestibular Neuropathy
  • Acute Peripheral Vestibulopathies
  • Acute Vestibular Neuritides
  • Episodic Recurrent Vertigos
  • Neuritides, Acute Vestibular
  • Neuritides, Recurrent Vestibular
  • Neuritides, Subacute Vestibular
  • Neuritis, Acute Vestibular
  • Neuritis, Recurrent Vestibular
  • Neuritis, Subacute Vestibular
  • Neuropathies, Vestibular
  • Neuropathy, Vestibular
  • Peripheral Vestibulopathies, Acute
  • Peripheral Vestibulopathy, Acute
  • Recurrent Vertigo, Episodic
  • Recurrent Vertigos, Episodic
  • Recurrent Vestibular Neuritides
  • Recurrent Vestibulopathies
  • Subacute Vestibular Neuritides
  • Vertigo, Episodic Recurrent
  • Vertigos, Episodic Recurrent
  • Vestibular Neuritides, Acute
  • Vestibular Neuritides, Recurrent
  • Vestibular Neuritides, Subacute
  • Vestibular Neuritis, Acute
  • Vestibular Neuritis, Recurrent
  • Vestibular Neuritis, Subacute
  • Vestibular Neuropathies
  • Vestibulopathies, Acute Peripheral
  • Vestibulopathies, Recurrent
  • Vestibulopathy, Acute Peripheral
  • Vestibulopathy, Recurrent

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Neuritis (1968-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vestibular Neuronitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020338. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020338
  2. Vestibular Neuronitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1571398