The Impact of Gold. When gold was discovered in 1848, people poured into California to prospect the golden mountains.. At the height of the gold rush the atmosphere in the mining country was of extreme excitement and greed.
Vertigo Symptoms and Signs. Vertigo is a feeling that you are dizzily turning around or that your surroundings are dizzily turning about you. Vertigo is usually due to a problem with the inner ear but can also be caused by vision problems and other conditions. Vertigo is medically distinct from dizziness, lightheadedness, and unsteadiness in that vertigo involves the sensation of movement.
Vertigo can be the first warning of a stroke. Usually vertigo is associated with other symptoms and signs that tip us off we are not dealing with an ear problem. There is loss of sensation or motor function or clumsiness and often a problem with speech, swallowing or double vision. One common stroke with a good prognosis is called a lateral medullary syndrome.