| Misdiagnosis of Acute Peripheral Vestibulopathy in Central Nervous Ischemic Infarction. | |
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PMID: 22072269 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION:: Vertigo is a very common symptom at otorhinolaryngology (ENT), neurological, and emergency units, but often, it is difficult to distinguish between vertigo of peripheral and central origin. PATIENTS AND METHODS:: We conducted a retrospective analysis of a hospital database, including all patients admitted to the ENT University Hospital Graz after neurological examination, with a diagnosis of peripheral vestibular vertigo and subsequent diagnosis of central nervous infarction as the actual cause for the vertigo. Twelve patients were included in this study. RESULTS:: All patients with acute spinning vertigo after a thorough neurological examination and with uneventful computed tomographic scans were referred to our ENT department. Nine of them presented with horizontal nystagmus. Only 1 woman experienced additional hearing loss. The mean diagnostic delay to the definite diagnosis of a central infarction through magnetic resonance imaging was 4 days (SD, 2.3 d). CONCLUSION:: A careful otologic and neurological examination, including the head impulse test and caloric testing, is mandatory. Because ischemic events cannot be diagnosed in computed tomographic scans at an early stage, we strongly recommend to perform cranial magnetic resonance imaging within 48 hours from admission if vertigo has not improved under conservative treatment. |
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Eva Maria Braun; Peter Valentin Tomazic; Thorsten Ropposch; Ulrike Nemetz; Andreas Lackner; Christian Walch |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-8 |
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Title: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology Volume: - ISSN: 1537-4505 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100961504 Medline TA: Otol Neurotol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Divisions of *Neuro-Otology, and †General Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, ENT University Hospital, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. |
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