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Balance disorder, the Glossary

A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking.^[1]

38 relations: Acquired brain injury, Ataxia, Atrophy, Balance (ability), Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Berg Balance Scale, Cognition, Gentamicin, Headache, Hippocampus, Huntington's disease, Hypokinesia, Inner ear, Lightheadedness, Magnetic resonance imaging, Migraine, Multiple sclerosis, Neurological disorder, Neurology, Nystagmus, Otolith, Otorhinolaryngology, Parkinson's disease, Physical therapy, Proprioception, Saccule, Semicircular canals, Sense of balance, Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Timed Up and Go test, Tremor, Utricle (ear), Vestibular schwannoma, Vestibular system, Visual system, Vomiting, Walking.
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

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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Ataxia

Ataxia (from Greek α- + -τάξις.

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Atrophy

Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.

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Balance (ability)

Balance in biomechanics, 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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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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Cognition

Cognition is the "mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses".

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Gentamicin

Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections.

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Headache

Headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.

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Hippocampus

The hippocampus (hippocampi; via Latin from Greek ἱππόκαμπος, 'seahorse') is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates.

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Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that is mostly inherited.

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Hypokinesia

Hypokinesia is one of the classifications of movement disorders, and refers to decreased bodily movement.

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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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Lightheadedness

Lightheadedness is a common and typically unpleasant sensation of dizziness or a feeling that one may faint.

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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 inside the body.

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Migraine

Migraine is a genetically influenced complex neurological disorder characterized by episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often unilateral and generally associated with nausea and light and sound sensitivity.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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Neurological disorder

A neurological disorder is any disorder of the nervous system. Balance disorder and neurological disorder are neurological disorders.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.

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Nystagmus

Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) eye movement. Balance disorder and Nystagmus are neurological disorders.

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Otolith

An otolith (ὠτο-, ōto- ear + λῐ́θος, líthos, a stone), also called statoconium, 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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Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology (abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck.

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body.

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Physical therapy

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease prevention, and health promotion.

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Proprioception

Proprioception is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position.

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Saccule

The saccule (Latin: sacculus) is a bed of sensory cells in the inner ear.

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Semicircular canals

The semicircular canals 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 the perception of balance and spatial orientation.

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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

Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.

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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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Tremor

A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts.

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Utricle (ear)

The utricle and saccule are the two otolith organs in the vertebrate inner ear.

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Vestibular schwannoma

A vestibular schwannoma (VS), also called acoustic neuroma, is a benign tumor that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve that passes from the inner ear to the brain.

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Vestibular system

The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance.

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Visual system

The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception (the ability to detect and process light).

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Vomiting

Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.

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Walking

Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_disorder

Also known as Balance disorders, Balance impairment, Balance problems, Balance test, Difficulty with balance, Dysequilibrium, Imbalance, Loss of balance, Postural instability, Vestibular Disorders, Vestibular disorder.

Balance disorder, the Glossary

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Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

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