Acute vestibular syndrome in emergency departments : Clinical differentiation of peripheral and central vestibulopathy

• Published in: HNO Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 367 - 378
• Main Authors: Pudszuhn, A, Heinzelmann, A, Schönfeld, U, Niehues, S M, Hofmann, V M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Emergency Service, Hospital; Head Impulse Test; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Vertigo; Vestibular Neuronitis - diagnosis; Pseudoneuritis vestibularis; Neuritis vestibularis; Infarction; Neuropathia vestibularis; Rescue center; Vertigo

The differentiation between central and peripheral vestibular disorders is difficult in some cases, especially during the clinical routine of an emergency department (ED) without otoneurological diagnostic equipment. This study evaluated the frequency of vestibular pseudoneuritis as distinguished fr...