Dizziness: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Dizziness: causes. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Vestibular neuritis, Meniere’s disease. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Vestibular causes
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- Vestibular neuritis
- Meniere’s disease
- Vestibular paroxysmia
- Bilateral vestibulopathy
- Motion sickness
- Mal de debarquement syndrome (MDDS)
- Otosclerosis
Neurological causes
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Cardiovascular causes
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Medical causes
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Functional causes
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References
- Kerber KA, Baloh RW. The evaluation of a patient with dizziness. Neurol Clin Pract 2011; 1:24-32.
- Luxon LM. Evaluation and management of the dizzy patient. JNNP 2004; 75(Suppl IV):iv45–iv52.
- Masoud F, Blitshteyn S. A missing piece in the puzzle of chronic dizziness: dysautonomia. Cephalalgia 2026; 46:3331024261420838.
