Open AccessImaging features of bilateral vestibular neuritis
Author(s) -
Duško Kozić,
Slobodanka Lemajić-Komazec,
Mladen Bjelan,
Jasmina Boban,
Slavica Sotirović-Seničar,
Dejan Kostić
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp170424089k
Subject(s) - medicine , vestibular system , magnetic resonance imaging , neuritis , optic neuritis , vestibular nerve , radiology , multiple sclerosis , surgery , psychiatry
Introduction. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was found to be insensitive diagnostic modality in detecting the abnormalities in patients with vestibular neuritis. Case report. A 32-year-old man was admitted to hospital with clinical signs of acute vestibular neuritis. The conventional MRI was inconclusive, including 3 mm slice-thickness postcontrast study, while the postcontrast high resolution study with 1 mm slice-thikness, detected bilateral enhancement of the vestibulocochlear nerve?s vestibular branch, consistent with inflammation. Conclusion. High-resolution 1 mm or submilimeter slices should be perfomed to evaluate patients with vestibular neuritis in order to increase the MRI sensitivity and improve correlation with clinical findings.