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==History and Symptoms== | |||
===Time course=== | |||
* Most helpful in determining etiology (see above) | |||
===Brainstem symptoms=== | |||
* Diplopia | |||
* Facial numbness | |||
* Weakness | |||
* Hemiparesis | |||
* Dysphagia | |||
===Aural fullness with deafness, tinnitus=== | |||
* Suggestive of inner ear lesion (Meniere’s, labyrinthitis) | |||
===History of head trauma or barotrauma and symptoms triggered by straining/sneezing/coughing (perilymphatic fistula)=== | |||
===Atherosclerotic risk factors or history coronary artery disease/peripheral vascular disease (CAD/PVD)=== | |||
* Increases likelihood vertebrobasilar insufficiency | |||
===Recurrent episodes with remissions=== | |||
* Pattern suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS), especially if other associated symptoms | |||
===Prior history of migraines=== | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
History and Symptoms
Time course
- Most helpful in determining etiology (see above)
Brainstem symptoms
- Diplopia
- Facial numbness
- Weakness
- Hemiparesis
- Dysphagia
Aural fullness with deafness, tinnitus
- Suggestive of inner ear lesion (Meniere’s, labyrinthitis)
History of head trauma or barotrauma and symptoms triggered by straining/sneezing/coughing (perilymphatic fistula)
Atherosclerotic risk factors or history coronary artery disease/peripheral vascular disease (CAD/PVD)
- Increases likelihood vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Recurrent episodes with remissions
- Pattern suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS), especially if other associated symptoms