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A case with symptoms of vestibular neuronitis caused by an intramedullary lesion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Atsunobu Tsunoda ,
Atsushi Komatsuzaki ,
Hideki Muraoka  and
Kazuo Gou-Tsu
Atsunobu Tsunoda*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Bunkyo-ku Yushima, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi Komatsuzaki
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Bunkyo-ku Yushima, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideki Muraoka
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Bunkyo-ku Yushima, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuo Gou-Tsu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Bunkyo-ku Yushima, Tokyo, Japan.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr A. Tsunoda, Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Bunkyo-ku Yushima, Tokyo 113, Japan. Fax: 81 (Japan) 3-3-818-7189
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Abstract

We report on a patient with an intramedullary lesion who showed only symptoms of so-called vestibular neuronitis. From the neurological aspects and MRI findings, the lesion was thought to be localized to the vestibular nerve in the pons. Cerebrospinal fluid testing and MRI findings suggested a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), although the clinical features were not compatible with MS. This case may shed some light on the aetiology of vestibular neuronitis.

Keywords

Vestibular diseases, neuronitisMultiple sclerosisMagnetic resonance imagingPonsDemyelinating diseases
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 545 - 548
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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