Ask the Doctor: Long-lasting vertigo

“My vertigo episode started with a bad spinning sensation and vomiting and I had to go to the hospital. The next day I was allowed home after tests for a stroke which were all clear. I was given a steroid injection, and an Epley Maneuver was also performed in hospital on the second day. I was not too bad for a couple of weeks after that, until these last 3 weeks when my Doctor put me on Prednisolone, but it seems to make it worse. I tried to wean off it for a day, but it returned with a vengeance the next day. I sleep well at night though. “

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Your vertigo probably isn’t MS

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 the United States, so it is rare compared to other causes of dizziness.  For example, migraine affects about one in 10 people, is also frequent in young adults, and is the most common cause of dizziness in this age group. 

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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.

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