Abstract
Sometimes, the cause of vertigo might be central nervous system disorder, although most vertigo patients are introduced to a Ear-Nose Throat (ENT) doctor because they are supposed to have inner ear diseases, i.e. benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and Meniere's disease. Ninety-three patients of vertigo symptoms took an examination of MRI scan, and 2 patients (2.1%) had a fresh cerebral infarction. All of them were examined by ENT doctor previously, and denied to have an inner ear disease. Herein, we report these 2 cases with some literature review. To prevent a wrong diagnosis of cerebral infarction, diffusion-weighted image of MRI was useful for vertigo patients.
