Acute bilateral vestibulopathy with simultaneous involvement of both superior and inferior vestibular nerves

We report a case of acute vestibulopathy with the simultaneous involvement of both superior and inferior vestibular nerves on both sides. A 36-year-old female presented with dizziness, oscillopsia and a walking impairment subsequent to a high fever. Vestibular function tests including caloric testing, video head impulse testing (vHIT) and cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs and oVEMPs) were performed. In the first examination, vHIT and caloric testing showed severe impairments in all three semicircular canals in each ear, and both cVEMPs and oVEMPs were absent on both sides.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - July 25, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Kentaro Ichijo, Makoto Kinoshita, Chisato Fujimoto, Tsukasa Uranaka, Yayoi S. Kikkawa, Keiko Sugasawa, Tatsuya Yamasoba, Shinichi Iwasaki Source Type: research