title: Vertebral artery dissection: an unusual cause of transient ataxia, vertigo, and sensorineural hearing loss.
abstract: We present the case of a 33-year-old man who was admitted with intermittent ataxia, vertigo, and sensorineural hearing loss as a result of a vertebral artery dissection following minor neck trauma. Our aim is to highlight the importance of obtaining magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance angiography, and/or duplex color-flow imaging when presented with a case of fluctuating vertigo and sensorineural hearing loss with side-specific ataxia. Likewise, it is important to obtain the input of neurologists to optimize a patient's prognosis and minimize long-term sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire, U.K.
authors.forename: Leila L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Touil
authors.forename: Glen James
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology