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.

What caused acute vertigo in two healthy women? That's the diagnostic challenge described by David Elisha, BS, of Tel Aviv University School of Medicine in Israel, and Ronen Nazarian, MD, of ...

After 50, your likelihood of developing a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) increases. This condition is known to cause lightheadedness, nausea, and “the spins" — which is ...

Dizziness is one of those symptoms that almost everyone has experienced at some point. Maybe you stood up too quickly, ...

The clinical interplay between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and vitamin D deficiency has gained substantial attention in recent years. BPPV, characterised by brief, recurrent episodes ...

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) ...

Sudden dizzy spells, also known as vertigo, are incredibly jarring. And that’s only exacerbated by the fact that, if you didn’t just hit the booze, the episodes can be extremely difficult to ...

Eye exercises can help alleviate vertigo. Examples include gaze stablization, or keeping the gaze fixed while moving the head, and pursuit, where the eyes move but the head stays still. Vertigo is not ...

It’s not uncommon to experience dizziness following a car crash, and some of the causes may be more serious than others. Dizziness is an umbrella term that describes lightheadedness or feelings of ...

Vertigo is the sensation that a person’s surroundings are spinning or moving. It has many potential causes, including inner ear or nervous system disorders. Ear infections, migraine, Ménière’s disease ...

A 28-year-old communications director presented to her family physician with a 2-month history of dizziness, nearly always upon awakening from bed. The dizziness occurred almost every day, but lasted ...