A bedside device that measures eye movements could become a standard way of determining if extreme dizziness is being caused by a stroke, researchers say. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver is a test that doctors use to diagnose a particular kind of vertigo called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). People with vertigo experience a feeling of ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

Electronystagmography testing is a diagnostic test used to record spontaneous eye activities. Electronystagmography testing can be used to identify the cause of dizziness, balance dysfunction, and ...

Vertigo is a symptom of an underlying condition. Diagnosis of that condition is based on history and investigations. Vertigo alone may be diagnosed by patient’s accounts of his or her experiences.

A patient presenting with dizziness undergoes a thorough workup to identify a peripheral or central cause of vertigo. A 57-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider with complaints of ...

Electronystagmography testing is a diagnostic test used to record spontaneous eye activities. Electronystagmography testing can be used to identify the cause of dizziness, balance dysfunction, and ...

Neurologists have identified a new type of vertigo where treatment may be effective. The findings of the study are published in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.