An Interesting Unknown Combined Pathology in a Patient with Acute Balance Problem
Joint Authors
Yetiser, Sertac
Karaman, Kutlay
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 54-year-old woman with acute-onset nausea and vomiting presented to outpatient clinic.
She had headache for 3 weeks.
She had difficulty during tandem gait and was falling to the right.
Otherwise, her neurological examination was normal.
She had normal hearing.
VNG analysis revealed spontaneous nystagmus beating to the left with optical fixation.
However, she had horizontal and slightly down-beating gaze-evoked nystagmus at primary gaze position.
Temporal bone CT and MRI showed widespread encephalitis of the right side of the brain and isolated destruction of the right superior semicircular canal.
The patient was treated with high-dose combined antibiotics.
She had remarkable recovery within 3 weeks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yetiser, Sertac& Karaman, Kutlay. 2019. An Interesting Unknown Combined Pathology in a Patient with Acute Balance Problem. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143283
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yetiser, Sertac& Karaman, Kutlay. An Interesting Unknown Combined Pathology in a Patient with Acute Balance Problem. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143283
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yetiser, Sertac& Karaman, Kutlay. An Interesting Unknown Combined Pathology in a Patient with Acute Balance Problem. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143283
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143283