Vertigo: types
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Vertigo: types. This is always transient. It is sudden onset. It is worsened by head movement. It is fatigable. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Peripheral vertigo
- This is always transient
- It is sudden onset
- It is worsened by head movement
- It is fatigable
- It can be suppressed by visual fixation
- It is never vertical
Central vertigo
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Single-episode vertigo with hearing loss: causes
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Single-episode vertigo without hearing loss: cause
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Recurrent vertigo with hearing loss: causes
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Recurrent vertigo without hearing loss: causes
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Provoked vertigo: types
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References
- Lee AT. Diagnosing the cause of vertigo: a practical approach. Hong Kong Med J 2012; 18:327-332.
- Soto-Varela A, Arán-González I, López-Escámez JA, et al. Peripheral vertigo classification of the Otoneurology Committee of the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society: diagnostic agreement and update (version 2-2011). Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2012; 63:125-131.
- Bisdorff A, Von Brevern M, Lempert T, Newman-Toker DE. Classification of vestibular symptoms: towards an international classification of vestibular disorders. J Vestib Res 2009; 19:1-3.
