MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Patients use the term dizziness to describe a sensation of altered orientation in space. Because visual, proprioceptive, somatosensory and vestibular signals provide the main information about the position of the head and body in space, damage to any of these systems can lead to a complaint of dizziness.

Detailed explanation-2: -When you stop spinning, your head stops moving but the fluid in the tube of the balance organ keeps spinning. So now your brain thinks you are spinning in the opposite direction. This is what makes you feel dizzy again.

Detailed explanation-3: -Central vertigo is due to a problem in the brain, usually in the brain stem or the back part of the brain (cerebellum).

Detailed explanation-4: -While these words are often used interchangeably, they describe different sensations. Dizziness is the feeling of being lightheaded, foggy or unsteady. Vertigo, which is less common than dizziness, is an overall spinning sensation.