title: Aseptic meningoencephalitis presenting with bilateral vestibular ataxia: a case report.
abstract: Bilateral vestibular dysfunction is a rare condition, of which peripheral disorders are most common, whereas central disorders are extremely rare. A 35-year-old woman developed fever, headache, dizziness, convulsion, and disturbance of consciousness at the same time. MRI findings were normal. Based on the neurological findings and laboratory abnormalities, she was diagnosed as having aseptic meningoencephalitis. Steroid pulse therapy successfully ameliorated her encephalitis sign. However, isolated bilateral vestibular ataxia and dizziness, together with severe decrease of Caloric nystagmus, became apparent and lasted for the following 3 months, without cerebellar/brainstem involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chiba University.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komatsuzaki
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiruma
authors.forename: Takamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000150:complications; D004244:Dizziness / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000150:complications*