Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most-feared causes of vertigo. Virtually everyone with vertigo worries about having this at some point. However, most of the time, this will not turn out to be the case. MS is a disabling neurologic disease affecting young adults. It affects about one in every 1,000 people in theContinue reading “Your vertigo probably isn’t MS”
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When the brain generates vertigo…
Central vestibular disorders are vertigo diseases that affect the brain. They are called central because the brain is a major part of the central nervous system. Problems in the inner ear are grouped together as peripheral vertigo because their causes lie outside the brain.
Something rare: Wallenberg syndrome
There are several disorders that cause a sudden very severe spell of vertigo. Usually this will be diagnosed as vestibular neuritis, a viral infection of the balance portion of the nerve to the inner ear that causes the nerve to shut down. A nerve can have sudden damage from a variety of other causes, andContinue reading “Something rare: Wallenberg syndrome “
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