A 68-year-old man named Kim, who lives in Seoul’s Gangdong District, was startled at 5 a.m. while trying to get out of bed to use the bathroom. The ceiling suddenly began to spin. He lost his balance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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) ...

At least once a shift, an elderly patient comes through the doors complaining of dizziness. Dizziness in elderly patients could mean anything. Is it their heart? Is their brain okay? Are they anemic?

Specific exercises, such as the Brandt-Daroff, Semont, Epley, and Foster maneuvers, can help relieve vertigo symptoms by redistributing calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear. It’s important to ...

Neurologists have identified a new type of vertigo with no known cause, according to a new study. Neurologists have identified a new type of vertigo with no known cause, according to a study published ...