Waissbluth Sofia, Oyarzún Javier
Department of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Front Neurol. 2021 Nov 15;12:753433. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.753433. eCollection 2021.
Advances in vestibular testing have now allowed us to test each semicircular canal as well as the utricle and saccule, independently. This has led to the discovery of new patterns of vestibular dysfunction that were once impossible to evaluate. This report describes the case of a 20-year-old woman with a 2-month history of recurrent dizziness. She had a complete audiovestibular assessment. The only abnormality observed was the absence of a cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential response for the right side, hence an isolated saccular dysfunction. In conclusion, isolated otolithic dysfunction is probably an overlooked and neglected clinical presentation. Its true incidence is unknown, and further research is needed to understand this clinical entity.
前庭测试技术的进步使我们现在能够独立测试每个半规管以及椭圆囊和球囊。这导致发现了曾经无法评估的前庭功能障碍新模式。本报告描述了一名20岁女性,有2个月复发性头晕病史。她接受了全面的听前庭评估。观察到的唯一异常是右侧颈前庭诱发肌源性电位反应缺失,因此存在孤立的球囊功能障碍。总之,孤立的耳石功能障碍可能是一种被忽视的临床表现。其真实发病率未知,需要进一步研究以了解这一临床实体。