It would depend what caused it and if it was true vertigo as opposed to dizziness or other vestibular dysfunction.Vertigo can be a symptom of many different conditions. I still have some residual vertigo from a head injury many years ago. It's much better now but was extremely life changing in the beginning.

My daughter had one temporary episode of vertigo when she had a head cold and never had it again. I suspect she had an ear infection at the time, but we'll never know really.

Some people get them with migraine.

http://vestibular.org/migraine-associated-vertigo-mav
Migraine associated vertigo.

PDF - How do I know if I have a balance disorder?
Has definitions of Dizziness, Vertigo, Disequilibrium and Spatial disorientation

http://vestibular.org/node/2
Causes of Dizziness
Dizziness, vertigo, disequilibrium

There are so many different causes.