Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Vertigo is not a separate disease process, but a multisensory and sensorimotor syndrome with various etiologies and pathogeneses.It is among the most common symptoms presented to doctors, with a lifetime prevalence of around 20-30%.Patients have often consulted multiple physicians before a diagnosis is made and therapy can be initiated.A careful history remains the cornerstone of diagnosis.Once the correct diagnosis is made, specific and effective treatments are available for most peripheral, central, and psychogenic forms of dizziness.Treatment may include medication, physiotherapy, and psychotherapy; a few limited cases may require surgical treatment.The treatment of choice for acute vestibular neuritis is the administration of corticosteroids.Ménière's disease is treated with high-dose, long-term betahistine. The common types of dizziness and vertigo and their treatment Peripheral vestibular vertigoA functional classification of peripheral vestibular disorders divides them into three main types, which can be distinguished on the basis of their typical symptoms and signs: • chronic, bilateral dysfunction of the vestibular nerve or the peripheral vestibular organs; • acute, unilateral vestibular dysfunction; • paroxysmal pathological excitation or inhibition of the vestibular nerve or vestibular organs.
Source: Via Medica Journals
Authors: Klaus Jahn, Michael Strupp
Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Language: Polish
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2590387120