Abstract
Cervical vertigo has long been a controversial entity and its very existence as a medical entity has advocates and opponents. Supporters of cervical vertigo claim that its actual prevalence is underestimated due to the overestimation of other diagnostic categories in clinics. Furthermore, different pathophysiological mechanisms have been attributed to cervical vertigo. Here the authors discuss the clinical characteristics of rotational vertebral artery vertigo, postwhiplash vertigo, proprioceptive cervical vertigo, and cervicogenic vertigo of old age. A clinical entity named subclinical vertebrobasilar insufficiency appears in the context of cervical osteoarticular changes. Migraine-associated vertigo may explain why some patients suffering from cervical pain have vertigo while others do not.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 244-255 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Seminars in Neurology |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- cervical vertigo
- dizziness
- vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- vertigo
- vestibular function
- vestibular recovery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology