An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the individual or of the individual revolving in space. Vertigo may be associated with disorders of the inner ear (EAR, INNER); VESTIBULAR NERVE; BRAINSTEM; or CEREBRAL CORTEX. Lesions in the TEMPORAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE may be associated with FOCAL SEIZURES that may feature vertigo as an ictal manifestation. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp300-1)

中枢性眩晕就是脑部疾病引起的眩晕，最常见的有“椎基底动脉循环不全症”，多为渐近性和持续性的发作、发作时间有时常长达数月、较少激烈的天旋地转、头部姿势变作并不会使眩晕加剧且患耳朝下时反而较不会眩晕。