Template:Central vs. peripheral causes of vertigo table

Central vs. Peripheral Causes of Vertigo

	Peripheral	Central
Onset	Sudden	Sudden or slow
Severity	Intense spinning	Ill defined, less intense
Pattern	Paroxysmal, intermittent	Constant
Aggravated by position/movement	Yes	Variable
Nausea/diaphoresis	Frequent	Variable
Nystagmus	Horizontal and unidirectional	Vertical and/or multidirectional
Fatigue of symptoms/signs	Yes	No
Hearing loss/tinnitus	May occur	Does not occur
Abnormal tympanic membrane	May occur	Does not occur
CNS symptoms/signs	Absent	Usually present