A place principle for vertigo.
OBJECTIVE
To provide a road map of the vestibular labyrinth and its innervation leading to a place principle for different forms of vertigo.


METHODS
The literature describing the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system was reviewed.


RESULTS
Different forms of vertigo may be determined by the type of sense organ, type of ganglion cell and location in the vestibular nerve.


CONCLUSIONS
Partial lesions (viral) of the vestibular ganglion are manifested as various forms of vertigo.
Gacek
Richard R
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Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. gacekr@ummhc.org
D008267:Acoustic Maculae / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018069:Hair Cells, Vestibular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis / Q000502:physiology; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000294:innervation; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D054776:Semicircular Ducts / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology