Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when that is not the case, often feeling like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspiration, or difficulty walking, and is typically worse when the head is moved. Vertigo is the most common type of dizziness.
Facts
Partially Attested
Body SystemPeripheral vertigo arises in the inner ear; central vertigo arises in the brainstem or cerebellum, so otic covers the most common form only. Classification
ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 Connections
Treated By
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is used to treat vertigo from inner ear disorders.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIIIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
2. Wikipedia: Vertigo
Classification, PeripheralQuote, Classification, Peripheral
Vertigo that is caused by problems with the inner ear or vestibular system, which is composed of the semicircular canals, the vestibule (utricle and saccule), and the vestibular nerve is called "peripheral", "otologic", or "vestibular" vertigo.
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