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Inner Ear, Evaluation of Dizziness: Multimedia

Author: Wayne T Shaia, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Otology/Neurotology, Medical College of Virginia
Coauthor(s): Eric W Sargent, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michigan Ear Institute
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Updated: Feb 11, 2008

Multimedia

MRI of a 26-year-old woman with progressive diseq...Media file 1: MRI of a 26-year-old woman with progressive disequilibrium and bidirectional horizontal nystagmus shows the periventricular areas of demyelination that are characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
MRI of a 26-year-old woman with progressive diseq...

MRI of a 26-year-old woman with progressive disequilibrium and bidirectional horizontal nystagmus shows the periventricular areas of demyelination that are characteristic of multiple sclerosis.

MRI of a 56-year-old woman with right cerebellar ...Media file 2: MRI of a 56-year-old woman with right cerebellar ischemia. Her history included brief episodes of vertigo and a sensation of turning to the right. Her initial MRI was negative. The brief episodes were followed by prolonged episodes of vertigo, nausea and vomiting, and truncal ataxia, which prompted a second MRI study.
MRI of a 56-year-old woman with right cerebellar ...

MRI of a 56-year-old woman with right cerebellar ischemia. Her history included brief episodes of vertigo and a sensation of turning to the right. Her initial MRI was negative. The brief episodes were followed by prolonged episodes of vertigo, nausea and vomiting, and truncal ataxia, which prompted a second MRI study.

MRI of a 48-year-old woman with progressive unste...Media file 3: MRI of a 48-year-old woman with progressive unsteadiness, projectile vomiting, and headache. She was referred for an evaluation of vertigo. Pathology proved the posterior fossa mass to be a medulloblastoma.
MRI of a 48-year-old woman with progressive unste...

MRI of a 48-year-old woman with progressive unsteadiness, projectile vomiting, and headache. She was referred for an evaluation of vertigo. Pathology proved the posterior fossa mass to be a medulloblastoma.

MRI of a 26-year-old woman with unsteadiness and ...Media file 4: MRI of a 26-year-old woman with unsteadiness and vertical nystagmus. Arrow points to an Arnold-Chiari malformation.
MRI of a 26-year-old woman with unsteadiness and ...

MRI of a 26-year-old woman with unsteadiness and vertical nystagmus. Arrow points to an Arnold-Chiari malformation.

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Further Reading

Keywords

evaluation of dizziness, disequilibrium, vestibulopathy, vertigo, oscillopsia, posttraumatic hydrops, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, BPPV, vestibular neuritis, Ménière disease, inner ear disease, inner ear evaluation

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Wayne T Shaia, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Otology/Neurotology, Medical College of Virginia
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Eric W Sargent, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michigan Ear Institute
Eric W Sargent, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Michael E Hoffer, MD, Co-director of Defense Spatial Orientation Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center of San Diego
Michael E Hoffer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: American biloogical group Royalty Other

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Peter S Roland, MD, Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Director of Clinical Center for Auditory, Vestibular and Facial Nerve Disorders, Chief of Pediatric Otology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Communicative Disorders, School of Human Development, Chief of Medical Services at Callier Center for Communicative Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas
Peter S Roland, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Auditory Society, American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, American Neurotology Society, American Otological Society, North American Skull Base Society, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Christopher L Slack, MD, Otolaryngology-Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Associated Coastal ENT; Medical Director, Treasure Coast Sleep Disorders
Christopher L Slack, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Medical Association
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Chief Editor

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Head and Neck Society
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