Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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The symptom of vertigo can be due to many different causes. Differential diagnosis will be discussed primarily from a neuro-otologic point of view. Vertigo can be thought of as a subjective disturbance of the integration of different sensory inputs. ⋯ Instability and nystagmus towards a specific direction point to a vestibular disorder, especially if the nystagmus is suppressed by optical fixation. The most common causes of a vestibular disorder are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a sudden vestibular loss (or vestibular neuritis), and Ménière's disease. These three diseases are discussed briefly.