What is vertigo?
Vertigo is a spinning sensation in which a person feels they or their surroundings are moving.
Symptoms, causes and assessment
Inner-ear balance problems, some forms of migraine and less commonly brain conditions can cause it. Duration, head-movement triggers, hearing changes and neurological symptoms help distinguish causes. Not all dizziness is vertigo; feeling faint can have other explanations.
Care and when to seek help
Treatment depends on the cause; a clinician may demonstrate repositioning maneuvers for selected conditions. New speech difficulty, weakness, severe headache or inability to walk requires emergency assessment for stroke.
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