Vertigo is defined as the sudden sensation that you are spinning or the world is spinning around you. Vertigo can have many causes based on if there is a problem in your peripheral nervous system (Nerves outside your brain and spinal cord) or in your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Peripheral vertigo may be caused by :Benign positional vertigo (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo)Certain medicines such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, cisplatin [...]