Unusual caloric responses in a patient with a fourth ventricular ependymoma
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Hyun-Ah Kim • Hyung Lee • Hyon-Ah Yi • Robert W. Baloh
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The caloric test is probably the most widely used clinical test of vestibular function. A unilateral decrease in response to cold and warm water reliably indicates a unilateral peripheral vestibular lesion. Central signs on caloric testing are less common but important to recognize because they are often associated with lesions of the brainstem. We describe a patient with a tumor originating in the floor of the fourth ventricle who presented with premature reversal after cold stimulation on one side and perverted nystagmus after cold stimulation of the other side.
Neurol Sci DOI 10.1007/s10072-011-0713-2 Received: 7 June 2011 / Accepted: 14 July 2011
