Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology  2014;16(1):32-34

doi:10.14253/kjcn.2014.16.1.32

Rotational Vertigo and Unsteady Gait Associated with Vestibular Cortical Infarction.

Kang Min PARK 1 ; Sung Eun KIM ; Kyong Jin SHIN ; Jin Se PARK ; Si Eun KIM ; Hyung Chan KIM ; Sam Yeol HA

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Keywords

Vertigo; Stroke; Cortex

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A 77-year-old man developed acute vertigo and unsteady gait. Neurological examination revealed spontaneous left-beating nystagmus in the primary position. He fell to the left when walking without support. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an acute infarction involving the right parieto-temporal lobe. Although the vertigo and unsteady gait are most often associated with vestibular disorders involving the infratentorial structures, those may occur in cerebral infarction of the parieto-temporal lobe.