ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2020
Vestibulocochlear Symptoms Caused by Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia.
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- Basilar Artery Tortuosity Increases the Risk of Persistent Dizziness and Unsteadiness After Posterior Circulation Infarction.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Supplementingand activating blood circulation method to treat vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia with posterior circulatory watershed infarction: a case report of two patients.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Article
- Vertebrobasilar and Basilar Dolichoectasia Causing Audio-Vestibular Manifestations: A Case Series with a Brief Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Correlation of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Dilation of the Basilar Artery with the Potential Role of Vascular Compromise in the Pathophysiology of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Vestibular paroxysmia associated with typewriter tinnitus: a case report and literature review.Journal of neurology · 2021Review
- Earmold Foreign Bodies in the Middle Ear Necessitating Surgical Removal: Why Otology Specialists Should Screen Candidates for Hearing Aids.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Association between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Ménière's Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Increased Risk of Psychopathological Abnormalities in Subjects With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Serum level of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 is a potential biomarker of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and its progression to cerebral infarction.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Article
- Longitudinal analysis of surgical outcome in subjects with pulsatile tinnitus originating from the sigmoid sinus.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Pre-treatment Ongoing Cortical Oscillatory Activity Predicts Improvement of Tinnitus After Partial Peripheral Reafferentation With Hearing Aids.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Cortical Oscillatory Signatures Reveal the Prerequisites for Tinnitus Perception: A Comparison of Subjects With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With and Without Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia as a Rare Cause of Simultaneous Abducens and Vestibulocochlear Nerve Symptoms: A Case Report and Literature Review.International journal of general medicine · 2020Article
- Siltation and tidal effects: a comprehensive, clinical, and didactic approach to reasoning about vertebrobasilar hypoflow conditions.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyReview
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Abstract
objectivesVertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD), an elongation and distension of vertebrobasilar artery, may present with cranial nerve symptoms due to nerve root compression. The objectives of this study are to summarize vestibulocochlear manifestations in subjects with VBD through a case series and to discuss the needs of thorough oto-neurotologic evaluation in VBD subjects before selecting treatment modalities.
methodsFour VBD subjects with vestibulocochlear manifestations were reviewed retrospectively. VBD was confirmed by either brain or internal auditory canal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Patient information, medical history, MRI/MRA findings, and audiometry or vestibular function tests were reviewed according to patient's specific symptom.
resultsOf the four subjects, three presented with ipsilesional sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), three with paroxysmal recurrent vertigo, and two with typewriter tinnitus. The MRI/MRA of the four subjects revealed unilateral VBD with neurovascular compression of cisternal segment or the brainstem causing displacement, angulation, or deformity of the cranial nerve VII or VIII that corresponded to the symptoms.
conclusionVestibulocochlear symptoms such as SNHL, recurrent paroxysmal vertigo, or typewriter tinnitus can be precipitated from a neurovascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve by VBD. Because proper medical or surgical treatments may stop the disease progression or improve audio-vestibular symptoms in subjects with VBD, a high index of suspicion and meticulous radiologic evaluation are needed when vestibulocochlear symptoms are not otherwise explainable, and if VBD is confirmed to cause audiovestibular manifestation, a thorough oto-neurotologic evaluation should be performed before initial treatment.
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