title: Audiovestibular impairment presenting as a portent of vertebrobasilar infarction.
abstract: Acute audiovestibular symptoms (hearing loss and vertigo) can be caused by labyrinthine disorders such as viral labyrinthitis, cerebrovascular diseases, perilymphatic fistula and acoustic neuroma. If neurological symptoms are not present, it is more likely that viral labyrinthitis is the cause, especially in the absence of abnormal findings on imaging (Lee et al, 2002).
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun  Seung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Wan
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology