Vestibuloneuritis Developed Concurrently in Ipsilateral Site with Herpes-Zoster Oticus Syndrome
Journal of the Korean Balance Society
;
: 187-191, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-76731
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute vestibular neuronitis is the disease of which the etiology and pathophysiology are largely unknown . But the viral infection and ischemia of the labyrinth and the vestibular nerve are considered as general etiology. This study was performed to support the viral infection rather than the ischemic theory. MATERIALS &METHODS:
We studied seventy years old female patient who showed painful vesicles on left auricle and vertigo with spontaneous nystagmus to the right side. We performed physical examination, serologic test, ENG test, pure tone audiogram, brain magnetic resonance imaging and polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS:
We found small vesicles and vascular injection in left EAC, herpes zoster IgG positive, spontaneous right beating in electronystagmograpy, 54% left canal paresis in Caloric test , decreasing left side Tc in velocity step rotatory test, decresed gain, deviation to left in symmetry and phase lead in sinusoidal harmonic acceleration test, normal range hearing in pure tone audiogram, microangiopathy on cortex in brain MRI and negative PCR.CONCLUSION:
This case supports viral infection etiology rather than ischemia in vestibular neuritis. But more studies to find the etiology of vestibular neuronitis are required.
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Main subject:
Paresis
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Physical Examination
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Reference Values
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Vestibular Nerve
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Brain
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Caloric Tests
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Immunoglobulin G
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Serologic Tests
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Vertigo
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Balance Society
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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