The Vestibular System

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The Peripheral Vestibular System

• Semicircular Canals
• Otolith Organs
• Vestibular Nerve

The Central Vestibular System

• Vestibular Nuclei
• Pursuit Pathways
• Saccade Pathways
• Cerebellar Pathways
• Neural Integrator

Disorders of the Vestibular System

Peripheral Disorders
• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
• Head Trauma
• Labrynthitis
• Ischemia

Central Disorders
• Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
• Basilar Impression
• Brainstem Infarction
• Cerebellar Infarction

Genetic Disorders
• Friedreich's Ataxia
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
• Episodic Vertigo and Ataxia
• Late Onset Corticocerebellar Atrophy