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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Selective otolithic dysfunction in patients presenting with acute spontaneous vertigo: consideration based on MRI.

Keun-Tae Kim, Sangeun Park, Sun-Uk Lee, Euyhyun Park, Byungjun Kim, Ji-Soo Kim

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Keun-Tae KimDepartment of Neurology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sangeun ParkDepartment of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sun-Uk LeeDepartment of Neurology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Euyhyun ParkNeurotology and Neuro-ophthalmology Laboratory, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Byungjun KimDepartment of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Soo KimDizziness Center, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Objective: Acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy or vestibular neuritis (AUPV/VN) manifests as acute onset vertigo, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and moderate gait instability. It is suspected when vestibular hypofunction is documented on video-head impulse (video-HITs) and caloric tests in the presence of contralesionally beating horizontal-torsional nystagmus. Herein, we report patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) showing selective otolithic dysfunction in the presence of normal caloric and video-HITs and abnormal enhancement of the peripheral vestibular structures on MRI. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients presenting with AVS between September 2019 and April 2024 at a tertiary referral hospital in South Korea. All patients underwent extensive neurotologic evaluation, including cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP, respectively), subjective visual vertical, video-oculography, video-HITs, caloric tests, and audiometry. Patients also underwent MRI according to a standard protocol for the inner ear and internal acoustic canal with an additional 3D-fluid attenuated inversion recovery sequence acquired 4 h after intravenous gadolinium injection. Results: We identified four patients with selective otolith dysfunction. Video-HITs and caloric test results were normal in all patients, except one with a canal paresis on the opposite side of otolithic dysfunction. Patients usually showed abnormal oVEMP ( Discussion: Selective otolithic dysfunction can present with AVS, which can be easily overlooked. A thorough neurotologic evaluation and MRI dedicated to the inner ear can help detect selective otolithic dysfunction, expanding the clinical spectrum of AVS.

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dizzinessmagnetic resonance imagingotolithvertigovestibular neuritis

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PMCPMC11704425

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