Idiopathic inflammation of the VESTIBULAR NERVE, characterized clinically by the acute or subacute onset of VERTIGO; NAUSEA; and imbalance. The COCHLEAR NERVE is typically spared and HEARING LOSS and TINNITUS do not usually occur. Symptoms usually resolve over a period of days to weeks. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p304)
Also Known As:
Vestibular Neuritis; Acute Peripheral Vestibulopathy; Acute Vestibular Neuritis; Episodic Recurrent Vertigo; Recurrent Vestibular Neuritis; Recurrent Vestibulopathy; Subacute Vestibular Neuritis; Vestibular Nerve Inflammation; Vestibular Nerve Neuritis; Vestibular Neuropathy; Acute Peripheral Vestibulopathies; Acute Vestibular Neuritides; Epidemic Neurolabyrinthitides; Episodic Recurrent Vertigos; Inflammation, Vestibular Nerve; Inflammations, Vestibular Nerve; Nerve Inflammation, Vestibular; Nerve Inflammations, Vestibular; Nerve Neuritides, Vestibular; Nerve Neuritis, Vestibular; Neuritides, Acute Vestibular; Neuritides, Recurrent Vestibular; Neuritides, Subacute Vestibular; Neuritides, Vestibular; Neuritides, Vestibular Nerve; Neuritis, Acute Vestibular; Neuritis, Recurrent Vestibular; Neuritis, Subacute Vestibular; Neuritis, Vestibular Nerve; Neurolabyrinthitides, Epidemic; Neurolabyrinthitis, Epidemic; Neuronitides, Vestibular; Neuropathies, Vestibular; Neuropathy, Vestibular; Peripheral Vestibulopathies, Acute; Peripheral Vestibulopathy, Acute; Recurrent Vertigo, Episodic; Recurrent Vertigos, Episodic; Recurrent Vestibular Neuritides; Recurrent Vestibulopathies; Subacute Vestibular Neuritides; Vertigo, Episodic Recurrent; Vertigos, Episodic Recurrent; Vestibular Nerve Inflammations; Vestibular Nerve Neuritides; Vestibular Neuritides; Vestibular Neuritides, Acute; Vestibular Neuritides, Recurrent; Vestibular Neuritides, Subacute; Vestibular Neuritis, Acute; Vestibular Neuritis, Recurrent; Vestibular Neuritis, Subacute; Vestibular Neuronitides; Vestibular Neuropathies; Vestibulopathies, Acute Peripheral; Vestibulopathies, Recurrent; Vestibulopathy, Acute Peripheral; Vestibulopathy, Recurrent; Epidemic Neurolabyrinthitis; Neuritis, Vestibular; Neuronitis, Vestibular