Open AccessHINTS to Diagnose Stroke in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome
Author(s) -
Jorge C. Kattah,
Arun Talkad,
David Z. Wang,
YuHsiang Hsieh,
David E. NewmanToker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.551234
Subject(s) - medicine , nystagmus , vertigo , stroke (engine) , prospective cohort study , vestibular system , brainstem , radiology , cardiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) is often due to vestibular neuritis but can result from vertebrobasilar strokes. Misdiagnosis of posterior fossa infarcts in emergency care settings is frequent. Bedside oculomotor findings may reliably identify stroke in AVS, but prospective studies have been lacking.
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