Cerebral venous thrombosis mimicking acute unilateral vestibulopathy.
We report a patient with cerebral venous thrombosis who presented with acute onset of severe prolonged vertigo, nausea, vomiting, unilateral decreased caloric response and occipital headache, simultaneously with acute venous cerebral infarcts on brain MRI. Although the patient had occipital headache, overall symptoms and signs closely mimicked those of acute unilateral vestibulopathy. Cerebral venous thrombosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute unilateral vestibular syndrome.
Kim
Hyun-Ah
HA
Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan-dong 194, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
Sohn
Sung-Il
SI
Lee
Hyung
H
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000473:pathology*
D000925:Anticoagulants