Vestibular paroxysmia entails vestibular nerve function, microstructure and endolymphatic space changes linked to root-entry zone neurovascular compression

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 270; no. 1; pp. 82 - 100
• Main Authors: Kierig, Emilie, Gerb, Johannes, Boegle, Rainer, Ertl-Wagner, Birgit, Dieterich, Marianne, Kirsch, Valerie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Compression; Cranial nerves; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Endolymphatic Hydrops - diagnostic imaging; Gadolinium; Humans; Inner ear; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Original Communication; Vestibular Nerve; Vestibular system; Vestibule, Labyrinth; Vestibular nerve; Vestibular paroxysmia; Gadolinium-based contrast agent; Endolymphatic space; MRI; Intravenous; Endolymphatic hydrops; DTI; Diffusion imaging; Inner ear; Root-entry zone

Combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences that permit the determination of vestibular nerve angulation (NA = change of nerve caliber or direction), structural nerve integrity via diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and exclusion of endolymphatic hydrops (ELH) via delayed gadolinium-enhanced M...