title: Dizziness, vertigo, and presyncope: what's the difference?
abstract: Dizziness is a general term used to express subjective patient complaints related to changes in sensation, movement, perception, or consciousness. There are four types of dizziness: vertigo, disequilibrium, presyncope/syncope, and dizziness as a result of psychological disturbances. Differentiating the type of dizziness will assist in the course of the evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Herbert H. Lehman College, Department of Nursing, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Saccomano
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013575:Syncope / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology