[New prospects in the treatment of vertigo]

Vertigo results from sensory conflicts that are usually intralabyrinthine or between two labyrinths. Symptomatic treatments rests on the reduction of these conflicts by vestibuloplegic drugs. However, this treatment should not last for more than 48 or 72 hours since in established vestibular lesions central compensation demands that the centres be informed. The use of sedative drugs in vertigo, therefore, should be reduced, and vestibular rehabilitation is recommended in most cases. Only Meniere's disease escapes this rule, being a self-limited process.