1994 Volume 1994 Issue Supplement69 Pages 14-18
Among the causes of vertigo or dizziness, diseases of the central nervous system and autonomic inbalance are prominent, but otolaryngeal disease as a cause is rare.
Three cases of brainstem infarction with vertigo or dizziness are reported.
One patient was a 64-year-old male who experienced sudden vertigo, right hearing loss and right facial nerve palsy. The second patient was a 54-year-old male who experienced dizziness, dysphagia and left paraesthesia. The third patient, a 65-year-old female, experienced defect in visual acuity, vertigo, right facial nerve palsy and left paraesthesia.
All three cases recovered with conservative therapy.
