PERIPHERAL VERTIGO

Course overview

APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF VERTIGO IS PERIPHERAL, WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT IS CENTRAL. PERIPHERAL VERTIGO IS MOST COMMONLY DUE TO A BENIGN PROCESS; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO (BPPV) IS BY FAR THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF PERIPHERAL VERTIGO. IN CONTRAST, CENTRAL VERTIGO OFTEN INDICATES MORE SERIOUS PATHOLOGY. PERIPHERAL VERTIGO TYPICALLY PRESENTS WITH ACUTE, SEVERE EPISODES. PERIPHERAL VERTIGO USUALLY IS MADE WORSE WITH HEAD MOVEMENTS AND IS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HORIZONTAL/ROTARY NYSTAGMUS, WHICH IS FATIGABLE AND UNIDIRECTIONAL. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL VERTIGO AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.