. 2023 Jun 30;12(13):4413. doi: 10.3390/jcm12134413

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for cervical discogenic dizziness.

Diagnostic Criteria:
A. Clinical, laboratory, and/or imaging evidence of degenerative disc diseases that are known to cause dizziness. B. Temporal coincidence of the appearance of or increase in both neck pain and dizziness. C. Evidence demonstrated by at least two of the following: 1. Dizziness has developed in temporal relation to the onset of degenerative disc diseases. 2. Dizziness has significantly improved or been resolved in parallel with an improvement in or resolution of degenerative disc diseases. 3. At least two clinical diagnostic tests (cervical torsion test, cervical joint position error, or posturography) are positive. 4. Dizziness is abolished following the diagnostic blockade of cervical intervertebral discs. D. Exclusion of other possible sources of dizziness, including vestibular, visual, central nervous system or psychosomatic pathologies.

Diagnostic Criteria:

A.
Clinical, laboratory, and/or imaging evidence of degenerative disc diseases that are known to cause dizziness.
B.
Temporal coincidence of the appearance of or increase in both neck pain and dizziness.
C.
Evidence demonstrated by at least two of the following:
- 1.
  Dizziness has developed in temporal relation to the onset of degenerative disc diseases.
- 2.
  Dizziness has significantly improved or been resolved in parallel with an improvement in or resolution of degenerative disc diseases.
- 3.
  At least two clinical diagnostic tests (cervical torsion test, cervical joint position error, or posturography) are positive.
- 4.
  Dizziness is abolished following the diagnostic blockade of cervical intervertebral discs.
D.
Exclusion of other possible sources of dizziness, including vestibular, visual, central nervous system or psychosomatic pathologies.

Notes: (1) Abnormal imaging findings of the cervical spine are common in people without dizziness; they are suggestive but are not considered exact etiological evidence. (2) Tumors, fractures, infections, and rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine have not been formally validated as causes of dizziness but can be accepted to fulfill criteria A in individual cases.