Neurológia pre prax 4/2025
Cervical vertigo
Cervical vertigo is an overused diagnosis. We do not have a clearly defined clinical test on which to base positive diagnostic criteria. It is always a diagnosis of exclusion, after ruling out peripheral or central vestibular pathology in other diseases. Cervical vertigo can be considered if the following are present: „Neck stiffness and pain that worsens with neck movement. Transient instability, presyncopal states, illusions of movement induced by cervical spine movement. Cervical spine therapy relieves symptoms. The absence of neck pain excludes this diagnosis, as do spontaneously occurring vertigo symptoms.“
Keywords: vertigo, dizziness, instability, cervical, cervicogenic
