| AIS | Acute imbalance syndrome |
| AUVP | Acute unilateral vestibulopathy |
| AVS | Acute vestibular syndrome |
| BPPV | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DWI | Diffusion weighted imaging |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ED | Emergency department |
| EVS | Episodic vestibular syndrome |
| HINTS | Head-Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| OH | Orthostatic hypotension |
| VM | Vestibular migraine |
| WE | Wernicke encephalopathy |