We’ve been discussing vertigo that comes from the brain. Today’s topic is a form of stroke that can be mistaken for other kinds of vertigo but is far more serious. The cerebellum is a bun-shaped structure lying under the back of the brain next to the spinal cord. It is involved in smooth coordination ofContinue reading “Cerebellar strokes: a dangerous form of vertigo”
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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.
