A new type of vertigo is characterized by recurrent spontaneous vertigo and marked interictal headshaking nystagmus, but has no known cause, according to researchers in South Korea. However, the ...

Not all dizziness is created equal. When the room starts spinning, or you feel unsteady on your feet, the source of your dizziness makes all the difference in how quickly you should seek treatment and ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

A novel video-goggle recording device that patients wore at home helped identify the etiology of acute vertigo episodes, a proof-of-concept study showed. With video oculography goggles, patients were ...

The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus.

Subgroups of Meniere disease (MD) can be made based on the presence or absence of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and nystagmus, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Frontiers in Neurology.

Nystagmus is an involuntary eye movement caused by an inner ear imbalance. Credit: From Balance Function and Assessment by Gary Jacobson and Neil Shepard. Credit: From Balance Function and Assessment ...

VERTIGO is a very important word in the vocabulary of the otolaryngologist. Unfortunately, some confusion exists, regarding not only etiology but also definition and nomenclature. One has to bear in ...

A patient presenting with dizziness undergoes a thorough workup to identify a peripheral or central cause of vertigo. A 57-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider with complaints of ...

VERTIGO DIZZINESS: 5 types of dizziness. o Dysequilibrium: Wobbly on feet o Motion Sickness: Nausea or Vomiting o Lightheadedness: Wooziness or Visual Sensitivity o Behavioral Dizziness: Anxious, Fear ...