VERTIGO OF CERVICAL ORIGIN

Dizziness and/or vertigo of cervical origin can be released mechanical ly f. i. by a compression of neuronal or vascular structures, but also by disturbances of cervical afferents to the central vestibular nucle i. The latter, called ''functional cervical vertigo'' is discussed ver y controversial, because usually there is a profound lack of knowledge about cervical disfunctions and their diagnostic. The neck torsion te st is very bad defined and the cervical nystagmus, which should be pre sent in pathologic cases is weak. Quite often if does not differ very much from electronic noise or the instability of the patient's eyes. I n the following paper, special diseases are discussed, which lead to m echanical or functional dizziness.