I have had vertigo for about 3 years from Horner’s Syndrome which was caused by unavoidable ganglion insult during a microsurgical foraminotomy c6-c7 right side. The surgeon diagnosed it from the unequal pupil size and told me about it when I was awake after surgery. The diagnosis was later confirmed both my my eye doctor and GP.

The vertigo got catastrophically worse this summer after a laminectomy T1-T2 where the post surgical report included a diagnosis of “emerging Cauda Equina Syndrome” (arachnoiditis by another name). Well it is more than just emerging now. I am waiting for an MRI with gadolinium contrast to confirm that diagnosis so I can get the many nasty symptoms of that treated. Arachnoiditis apparently interferes with the circulation of CSF which allows toxic wastes to build up in the CSF which are toxic to the brain causing vertigo among its many other effects.