TY - JOUR
T1 - Vertigo and motion sickness. Part II
T2 - Pharmacologic treatment
AU - Zajonc, Timothy P.
AU - Roland, Peter S.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Vertigo is a sensation of movement when no movement is actually occurring. It is often accompanied by visceral autonomic symptoms including pallor, diaphoresis, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness in that both may be caused by vestibular stimulation that does not match an internal model of expected environmental stimuli. Indeed, a functioning vestibular system is necessary for the perception of motion sickness. For this reason, many of the same drugs are used to treat both conditions. The investigation of drugs that treat motion sickness helps to discover medications that may treat vertigo caused by disease of the vestibular system. In this article, we discuss the pharmacologic agents that are now available for the treatment of vertigo and those agents that are still under study.
AB - Vertigo is a sensation of movement when no movement is actually occurring. It is often accompanied by visceral autonomic symptoms including pallor, diaphoresis, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness in that both may be caused by vestibular stimulation that does not match an internal model of expected environmental stimuli. Indeed, a functioning vestibular system is necessary for the perception of motion sickness. For this reason, many of the same drugs are used to treat both conditions. The investigation of drugs that treat motion sickness helps to discover medications that may treat vertigo caused by disease of the vestibular system. In this article, we discuss the pharmacologic agents that are now available for the treatment of vertigo and those agents that are still under study.
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U2 - 10.1177/014556130608500110
DO - 10.1177/014556130608500110
M3 - Article
C2 - 16509240
AN - SCOPUS:34250688640
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 85
SP - 25
EP - 35
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 1
ER -