Central Vertigo
- The vertigo usually develops gradually.
- Except in: an acute central vertigo is probably vascular in origin, e.g. CVA.
- Central lesions usually cause neurological signs in addition to the vertigo.
- Auditory features tend to be uncommon.
- Causes severe imbalance.
- Nystagmus is purely vertical, horizontal, or torsional and is not inhibited by fixation of eyes onto an object.