A place principle for vertigo.

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.