[Vestibular neuritis--a case description].
Vestibular neuritis is a group of symptoms resulting from a sudden unilateral vestibular dysfunction. It seldom occurs in children (approximately 7%). Its etiology and pathogenesis are unknown, although most researchers consider viral infection to be a causative factor. The clinical symptoms appear rapidly, exacerbate within a few hours and include vertigos, accompanied by nausea, vomiting and paralytic nystagmus, which intensifies with head movements. This is a case of a 15-year-old boy, so far healthy and with normal psychomotor development, who was admitted to the hospital ward due to exacerbating vertigos accompanied by nausea and balance disorders.
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D000293:Adolescent; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001621:Betahistine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D018697:Nootropic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001621:Betahistine