Audiology Research (Sep 2021)

The Enduring Controversy of Cervicogenic Vertigo, and Its Place among Positional Vertigo Syndromes

  • Marcello Cherchi,
  • Frank E. DiLiberto,
  • Darío A. Yacovino,
  • Sunit Das

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres11040045
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 491 – 507

Abstract

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The idea of cervicogenic vertigo (CV) was proposed nearly a century ago, yet despite considerable scrutiny and research, little progress has been made in clarifying the underlying mechanism of the disease, developing a confirmatory diagnostic test, or devising an appropriately targeted treatment. Given the history of this idea, we offer a review geared towards understanding why so many attempts at clarifying it have failed, with specific comments regarding how CV fits into the broader landscape of positional vertigo syndromes, what a successful diagnostic test might require, and some practical advice on how to approach this in the absence of a diagnostic test.

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