Cervical vertigo – fiction or reality?

Czech version

Authors: Z. Kadaňka Jr.; J. Bednařík
Authors‘ workplace: Neurologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2018; 81(5): 521-527
Category: Review Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2018521

Overview

Cervical vertigo has long been a controversial entity, which is generally accepted in practice by the medical community. We present the summary of contemporary knowledge of the scientific biography of cervical vertigo, possible etiology, diagnosis and treatment. This disorder is overdiagnosed and there is still no laboratory or clinical test to confirm the diagnosis, while none of the possible theories provide fully convincing evidence of a cervical mechanism. Appropriate management is difficult and mostly empirical.

Key words: vertigo – cervical vertigo – vertebrobasilar insufficiency – cervicoocular reflex – vestibuloocular reflex – dizziness
The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.
The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.

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