title: [Chief symptom giddiness].
abstract: Vertigo follows headache as the second most common key symptom--not only in neurology and ENT medicine. Careful history-taking and a physical examination are sufficient for a correct diagnostic classification of most vertigo syndromes. In most cases, the etiology is benign, the course favorable, and treatment successful. In this brief overview, the clinical presentation and treatment of the most common peripheral and central vertigo syndromes are described, and the characteristics and treatment of the--to date too rarely diagnosed--subjective vertigo are described.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU Müchen. Michael.Strupp@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strupp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014717:Vertigo / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests
vernacular_title: Leitsymptom vieler Erkrankungen. "Es gibt gute Grunde, sich mit Schwindel zu befassen".