[Peripheral (end-organ) vertigo) (author's transl)].

The physical examination and symptoms (vertigo, nystagmus and muscular asymmetry) of patients with typical vertigo are reviewed after a brief description of anatomic and physiologic features of the vestibular system. According to the daily clinical practice, the etiology, pathogenesis and differential diagnosis of peripheral vestibular syndromes are discussed. A review of the therapeutic approach to peripheral vertigo is presented.