Cerebellar infarction presenting isolated vertigo: frequency and vascular topographical patterns.
Neurology
; 67(7): 1178-83, 2006 Oct 10.
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| ID: mdl-17030749
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the frequency of cerebellar infarction mimicking vestibular neuritis (VN), the pattern of clinical presentation, and the territory of the cerebellar infarction when it simulates VN.METHODS:
We studied 240 consecutive cases of isolated cerebellar infarction in the territories of the cerebellar arteries diagnosed by brain MRI from the acute stroke registry at the Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center.RESULTS:
We identified 25 patients (10.4%) with isolated cerebellar infarction who had clinical features suggesting VN. Two types of cerebellar infarction simulating VN were found isolated spontaneous prolonged vertigo with imbalance as a sole manifestation of cerebellar infarction (n = 24) and isolated spontaneous prolonged vertigo with imbalance as an initial manifestation of cerebellar infarction (n = 1) followed by delayed neurologic deficits 2 days after the onset. The cerebellar infarction territory most commonly involved was the medial branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory (24/25 96%), followed by the anterior inferior cerebellar artery territory (1/25 4%). None of patients with infarcts in the territory of the superior cerebellar artery or multiple cerebellar arteries showed isolated spontaneous prolonged vertigo.CONCLUSIONS:
Cerebellar infarction simulating vestibular neuritis is more common than previously thought. Early recognition of the pseudo-vestibular neuritis of vascular cause may allow specific management.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cerebelo
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Vertigem
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Neuronite Vestibular
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Infarto
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Coréia do Sul