Central vertigo is vertigo caused by lesions of the intracranial segment of the vestibular nerve, the nucleus of the vestibular nerve connecting the cerebellum, brain, etc. with the pole fiber. Frequent occurrence of dizziness suggests prompt medical consultation to clarify the cause and take appropriate treatment measures.
Central vertigo often occurs in cerebrovascular diseases, because the lesion involves the vestibular nerve nucleus of the brainstem, and vertigo manifestations will occur. Patients may present with vertigo in the early stage, accompanied by diplopia, sense of rotating vision, choking on drinking water, blurred vision, hemianopsia, dysphagia, vomiting, nausea, balance disorders, ataxia, postural instability and other clinical manifestations.
It is recommended that the patient be given relevant disposition through cranial magnetic imaging, which can determine whether there is an infarct lesion in the acute phase and whether the vertebral basilar artery is accompanied by occlusion, stenosis and other lesions.