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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2024

Cavernous Hemangioma With Right Vestibulopathy: A Case Report Illustrating Multidisciplinary Clinical Decision-Making in Vestibular Diagnostics.

Alida Naude, Lisa Brown, Amisha Kanji

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alida NaudeCentre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-6551
Lisa BrownCintocare Multidisciplinary Dizziness, Vertigo and Imbalance Clinic, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-9889
Amisha KanjiDepartment of Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-4935

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Abstract

This paper describes a case study of a 56-year-old male patient with a small cavernous hemangioma and concurrent peripheral vestibular symptoms, initially thought to warrant neurosurgical intervention. A structured, multidisciplinary approach involving audiology, ear, nose and throat, and physiotherapy revealed that peripheral vestibular dysfunction, rather than the central lesion, was the primary cause of symptoms. The report illustrates the diagnostic utility of video head impulse testing (vHIT), caloric testing, and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) in differentiating central and peripheral vestibular dysfunction, leading to a nonsurgical treatment plan. The case underscores the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in preventing unnecessary interventions and highlights an effective clinical decision-making framework for similar cases.

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Differential diagnosisHemangiomaMultidisciplinary teamVestibulopathy

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