Abstract
We report a patient with a schwannoma of the eighth cranial (vestibulocochlear) nerve who presented with isolated episodes of paroxysmal vertigo and positive Dix-Hallpike maneuver, and without the common features of hearing loss, disequilibrium and tinnitus. There are no previous reports of paroxysmal episodes of vertigo as the sole manifestation of schwannoma of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Hence, recurrent paroxysmal vertigo should therefore prompt the physician to rule out schwannoma of the vestibulocochlear nerve as a potential cause even in the presence of normal hearing tests.
Article Type
Case Report
First Page
307
Last Page
308
Recommended Citation
Deleu, Dirk; Salim, Khalid; El-Siddig, Abbas; and Al-Hail, Hassan
(2005)
"Schwannoma of the vestibulocochlear nerve presenting as isolated paroxysmal vertigo,"
Neurosciences Journal: Vol. 10:
Iss.
4, Article 11.
DOI: 10.17712/1658-3183.1374
Available at:
https://nsj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol10/iss4/11
DOI
10.17712/1658-3183.1374