Vestibular Paroxysmia Mimicking Benign Parxysmal Positional Vertigo
10.21790/rvs.2016.15.4.141
- Author:
Hyuk Ki CHO
1
;
Ye Won LEE
;
Soon Hyung PARK
;
Sung Il NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. entnamsi@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vestibular paroxysmia;
Carbamazepine;
Neurovascular compression;
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- MeSH:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo;
Carbamazepine;
Ear;
Humans;
Migraine Disorders;
Neuritis;
Vertigo;
Vestibular Diseases;
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2016;15(4):141-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vestibular paroxysmia is the name given to the syndrome caused by vascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve. The main symptoms of vestibular paroxysmia are recurrent, spontaneous, brief attacks of spinning, non-spinning vertigo or positional vertigo that generally last less than one minute, with or without ear symptoms (tinnitus and hypoacusis). Prior to attributing a patient's symptoms to vestibular paroxysmia, however, clinicians must exclude common conditions like benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Menière's disease, vestibular neuritis and vestibular migraine. This is usually possible with a thorough history and bedside vestibular/ocular motor examination. Herein, we describe a patient with vestibular paroxysmia that mimicked resolved BPPV with a literature review.
