Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D.
Educational Pearls:
- We can differentiate verto into benign problems such as vestibular problem (peripheral problem), or something more worrisome that originates in the brain (central problem).
- Dizziness + other symptoms makes us think about origination in the CNS. Symptoms include Dizziness, Diplopia, Dysarthria, Dysphagia, Dysmetria.
References: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/knowledge/160900/vertigo-causes-symptoms-treatments
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dizziness/basics/causes/con-20023004