Vestibular
neuronitis and labyrinthitis result from inner ear viral infections (sometimes bacterial) that inflame the nerves that connect the inner ear to the brain.
(14) Other peripheral vestibular causes include vestibular
neuronitis, viral labyrinthitis, Meniere's disease, vestibular schwannoma, perilymphatic fistula, superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD), and head trauma (basilar skull fracture).
(%) 1 Meniere's disease 04 13 2 Post-traumatic vertigo 01 03 3 Acute vestibular 05 17
neuronitis 4 Noise-induced trauma 02 07 5 Ototoxicity 05 17 (Streptomycin) 6 Central Pathology 07 22 7 Vertebrobasilar 02 07 nsufficiency secondary to hypertension and diabetes mellitus, spondylosis 8 Uncertain (BPPV) 02 07 9 No specific diagnosis 02 07 (normal ENG) Total 50 100 Standardisation
Although psychiatric comorbidities in some vestibular disorders, such as Meniere's disease or vestibular
neuronitis, or association with non-specific vertigo or dizziness have been extensively described (10,12,13), few studies exist concerning psychiatric disorders in patients with BPPV.
The diagnosis of Meniere's disease was made in 16 patients (53.3%) and vestibular
neuronitis in 11 patients (36.7%).
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Tahara, "Progress of caloric response of vestibular
neuronitis," Acta Oto-Laryngologica, vol.
(1) Dizziness attributable to vestibular disorders (e.g., benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, peripheral vestibulopathy, labyrinthitis, and vestibular
neuronitis)
A Herbal Medicine, Gongjindan, in Subjects with Chronic Dizziness (GOODNESS Study): Study Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Clinical Trial for Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness Patients were excluded if they had (a) concomitant ear disease or conditions including chronic otitis media, Meniere disease, acute labyrinthitis, acute vestibular
neuronitis, otosclerosis, perilymphatic fistula, cerebrovascular disease, or spontaneous nystagmus on physical examination (no consistent provoking factor) or (b) concomitant illness or injury prohibiting participation in DHP or CRP (e.g., cervical spine fracture, cervical pain).
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neuronitis. ([umlaut] Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)
In a patient with a first-ever attack of acute spontaneous vertigo persisting for several hours, the main differential diagnosis of acute vestibular
neuronitis is cerebellar infarction.
It can be idiopathic" or secondary" due to head trauma5,6 vestibular
neuronitis' meniere's disease7 and Cogan's syndrome.