Role of bedside video-oculography in selecting neuroimaging in patients with acute vertigo and ataxia posterior fossa mass lesions
The acute vestibular syndrome ((AVS) is the sudden onset of continuous vertigo, nausea, vomiting and head motion intolerance [1]. The most common peripheral cause is a vestibular neuritis [2], and the most frequent central lesion associated with an AVS is an ischemic stroke in about 10 to 15% of cases [3 –5]; less frequently demyelinating plaques (multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO)) [6], and inflammatory lesions associated with infectious and paraneoplastic disorders may be responsible.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Daniel Getz, Anusha Mangalampalli, Jeffrey Klopfenstein, Andrew Tsung, Jorge C. Kattah Source Type: research
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