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This is not an exhaustive list, but includes some of the terminology commonly used in the assessment and treatment of neurological disorders.

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Vascular Dementia
Vascular Dementia (VaD) is dementia resulting from a single or multiple strokes.

Vascular malformation

An abnormal collection of blood vessels. They are two types of vascular malformations: slow flow malformations, involving only the veins or lymph vessels; and high flow, involving the arteries and veins joined together.

Vertebra

One of the 33 bones of the Spine column.

Vertigo

Vertigo is a specific kind of dizziness, which causes people to feel they are moving or the environment is moving around them. Vertigo is typically caused by diseases or disorders of the vestibular system (the inner ear) and/or central nervous system pathways that help us maintain balance and orientation in our surroundings.

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