Periodic alternating nystagmus provoked by an attack of Ménière's disease.
Periodic alternating nystagmus is a rare central nervous system disorder in which the eyes undergo a horizontal jerk nystagmus that periodically reverses direction. A patient with a hypoplastic cerebellum and enlarged cisterna magna exhibited transient periodic alternating nystagmus following an attack of Ménière's disease. We hypothesize that in susceptible individuals with cerebellar disturbances, periodic alternating nystagmus may be transiently induced by vestibular stimuli.
Chiu
Bill
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008, USA.
Hain
Timothy C
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D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004584:Electronystagmography; D018755:GABA Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D018755:GABA Agonists; D001418:Baclofen