Res Vestib Sci.
2014 Sep;13(3):77-80. 10.0000/rvs.2014.13.3.77.
Bilateral Vestibulopathy with Alcohol Abuse and Vitamin Deficiency
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. brune77@naver.com
- KMID: 1910478
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/rvs.2014.13.3.77
Abstract
- Bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) is a clinical entity with impaired function of bilateral peripheral vestibular system, which is characterized by movement-induced vertigo, oscillopsia and gait unsteadiness. Among various etiologies of BV, alcohol and vitamin B deficiency has rarely been reported. We experienced a case of BV with vitamin B deficiency in a 24-year-old man who was previously exposed to alcohol. He had osillopsia and gait unsteadiness as a primary symptom, and was treated successfully with vestibular rehabilitation and vitamin supplement. Bithermal caloric test, rotatory chair test and head impulse test showed the result compatible with BV.
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