title: Stop the spinning: diagnosing and managing vertigo.
abstract: Differentiating vertigo from other forms of dizziness presents a diagnostic challenge. Extensive investigation, however, can help reveal vertigo's true etiology: life-threatening central lesions or debilitating, but benign, peripheral causes. Here, learn to assess vertigo using physical examination, history, and diagnostic procedures. Also, manage symptoms of common vestibular disorders, such as benign paroxysmal peripheral vertigo, labyrinthitis, and Ménière's disease.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology