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Vertigo is a sensation of environment spinning, often caused by lesion in the vestibular pathway (also termed as true vertigo). Dizziness is usually a sensation of lightheadedness, presyncope or imbalance. It is sometimes misdiagnosed as vertigo and also called as pseudovertigo.
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Ma, J., Zeng, R. (2020). Vertigo. In: Wan, XH., Zeng, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_30
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