Vertigo atau yang disebut orang awam dengan sebutan pusing berputar. Bisa dusebabkan oleh berbagai sebab, baik adanya kelainan ssp maupun ketidakseimbangan
2. Introduction
• After headache, vertigo and dizziness are among
the most frequent presenting symptoms, not only
in neurology.
• According to a survey of over 30,000 persons, the
prevalence of vertigo as a function of age is around
17%; it rises to 39% in those over 80 years of age
5. Definition
• Vertigo is considered either an unpleasant
disturbance of spatial orientation or the illusory
perception of a movement of the body (spinning
and wobbling) and/or of the surroundings.
14. DD Vertigo perifer
BPPV Meniere Vest neuritis
Positional vertigo yes Yes yes
Attack seconds days days
Nausea, Vomit + + +++
Age Old Old Young
Severity of Vertigo Mild - Moderate Mild - Moderate Moderate -severe
Hearing Loss - ++ -
15. Dx
• History
• Physical Exam
• Common neurological exam
• Vestibular system exam
• Audiometry
16. DD
• Other peripheral vertigo
• Central Vertigo
• Non vestibular vertigo
• Migrainous Vertigo
