| Bilateral vestibular loss in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8925119 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) is a relatively uncommon syndrome that may produce problems of balance; unsteady gait, especially in the dark; and visual disorders and/or oscillopsia associated with walking and head movements. Sometimes patients with BVL remain asymptomatic. Ototoxic drugs are the most frequently identified cause of BVL, but there are many other possible causes. The aetiology remains unknown in a large percentage of patients. In some, vascular aetiology may be suspected. Here we report 4 cases of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) and symptomatic BVL. In 3 subjects, hearing was preserved, but in the 4th, there was retrolabyrinthine hearing loss. In our opinion, VBD may be the cause of BVL associated or not associated with hearing loss, the reason being that since the anterior vestibular artery is small and has no anastomoses, the horizontal semicircular canal is selectively susceptible to ischemia. |
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Authors:
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D Nuti; S Passero; S Di Girolamo |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation Volume: 6 ISSN: 0957-4271 ISO Abbreviation: J Vestib Res Publication Date: 1996 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-11-12 Completed Date: 1996-11-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9104163 Medline TA: J Vestib Res Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 85-91 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Istituto di Discipline Otorinolaringologiche, Università di Siena, Italy. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Basilar Artery / pathology*, radiography Cerebral Angiography Dilatation, Pathologic Female Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vertebral Artery / pathology*, radiography Vestibule, Labyrinth / physiopathology* |
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