Cerebellar artery infarction with sudden hearing loss and vertigo as initial symptoms: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Cerebellar artery infarction with sudden hearing loss and vertigo as initial symptoms: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Apr 16;9(11):2519-2523. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2519. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sudden hearing loss (SHL) is associated with serious systematic conditions such as neoplasms, vascular events, autoimmune diseases, infections, and iatrogenic injury. Some authors report that SHL can be an early warning sign of impending vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke. It is important to distinguish stroke from benign disease. CASE SUMMARY: A 48-year-old male patient presented with SHL and vertigo as first symptoms. Diffusion-weighted imaging revealed high signal intensity in the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory of the cerebellar hemisphere and high signal intensity in the right pons and bridge cerebellar arm, confirming that the patient had cerebral infarction. Treatment with antiplatelet drugs, steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, and neurotrophic nerve therapy promoted blood circulation and removed blood stasis , and the symptoms of the patient were significantly improved. CONCLUSION: SHL and vertigo could be the initial symptoms of vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke. PMID:33889616 | PMC:PMC8040184 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2519 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.