OBJECTIVE To provide a road map of the vestibular labyrinth and its innervation leading to a place principle for different forms of vertigo. METHOD The literature describing the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system was reviewed. RESULTS Different forms of vertigo may be determined by the type of sense organ, type of ganglion cell and location in the vestibular nerve. CONCLUSION...

BACKGROUND Dizziness/vertigo is one of the most common complaint and handicapping condition among patients aged 65 years and older (Geriatric patients). This study was conducted to assess the impact of dizziness/vertigo on the quality of life in the geriatric patients attending a geriatric outpatient clinic. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A cross-sectional study was performed in a geriatric outpatient c...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a disorder of the peripheral vestibular system characterized by brief episodes of vertigo precipitated by head movements in certain planes. It is one of the most common causes of vertigo. Displaced otolithic debris in the posterior semicircular canal is the proposed mechanism of this disorder and explains the success of repositioning procedures in treatin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To define the detailed spectrum of audiovestibular dysfunction in anterior inferior cerebellar artery territory infarction. METHODS Over 8.5 years, we prospectively identified 82 consecutive patients with anterior inferior cerebellar artery territory infarction diagnosed by MRI. Each patient completed a standardized audiovestibular questionnaire and underwent a neuro-ot...

 ABSTRACT Background: In patients with cervical spondylosis, cord compression and impingement of cord vessels as well as the vertebral artery may be accompanied by vertigo. We evaluated improvement of vertigo in these patients after surgical and medical treatment. Methods: In this prospective study we reviewed 16 patients with vertigo suspected of cervical spondylosis, admitted to our hospital ...

BACKGROUND There is little published evidence of the general practice experience of the diagnostic outcomes when symptoms of vertigo present. What research there is has been dominated by specialist centres. This gives a skewed view of the prevalence of the causes of such symptoms. AIM To describe the likely diagnosis of symptoms of vertigo. DESIGN OF STUDY Prospective cohort study METHODS...

We present recent advances in the genetics of recurrent vertigo, including familial episodic ataxias, migraneous vertigo, bilateral vestibular hypofunction and Meniere's disease.Although several vestibular disorders are more common within families, the genetics of vestibulopathies is largely not known. Genetic loci and clinical features of familial episodic ataxias have been defined in linkage ...