New Type of Treatable Vertigo Identified

Investigators have identified a new type of vertigo that may be treatable, according to a report in Medscape.

This recurrent spontaneous vertigo (RSV) is not accompanied by neurologic symptoms and doesn’t satisfy the diagnosis of Ménière disease (MD), vestibular migraine (VM), vestibular neuritis (VN), or other related conditions. But it stands out in that it’s characterized by prolonged headshaking nystagmus (HSN) and a marked susceptibility to motion sickness,

In their new paper, researchers describe the first study documenting HSN in a subgroup of patients with RSV of unknown cause.

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