This video contains an explanation of the causes of vertigo for students studying the condition for exams. We discuss the normal physiology and the pathophysiology of central and peripheral causes of vertigo. […]
Understanding the Causes of Vertigo
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Vestibular schwannoma
Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) is a rare benign tumour of a vestibular portion of the vestibulo-cochlear nerve that is diagnosed from the symptoms of hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. Smaller tumours are usually treated by radiotherapy but larger ones require surgical removal. A clinical study led by MedUni Vienna has now shown that early surgical […]
Newly described condition causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance
A condition that causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance has been diagnosed in traumatic brain injury patients for the first time. In a clinical study led by researchers at Imperial College London and clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, out of 37 patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI), fifteen were diagnosed with a newly characterised neurological diagnosis called vestibular agnosia – a condition in the brain which results in loss of vertigo perception […]
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