A place principle for vertigo.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To provide a road map of the vestibular labyrinth and its innervation leading to a place principle for different forms of vertigo. METHOD: The literature describing the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system was reviewed. RESULTS: Different forms of vertigo may be determined by the type of sense organ, type of ganglion cell and location in the vestibular nerve. CONCLUSION: Partial lesions (viral) of the vestibular ganglion are manifested as various forms of vertigo.