Research in Vestibular Science

Jin-Man Jung

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Rotatory Vertebral Artery Syndrome in Foramen Magnum Stenosis: Ileok Jung, Jin-Man Jung, Moon Ho Park; Res Vestib Sci. 2018;17(4):167-169. Published online December 21, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.21790/rvs.2018.17.4.167

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Rotatory vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is characterized by recurrent attacks of vertigo, nystagmus, and syncope induced by compression of the vertebral artery during head rotation. A 60-year-old man with atlas vertebrae fracture presented recurrent attacks of positional vertigo. Left-beat, upbeat and count clock-wise torsional nystagmus occurred after lying down and bilateral head roll (HR) showing no latency or fatigue. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed foramen magnum stenosis (FMS) and dominancy of right vertebral artery (VA). The flow of the right VA on transcranial Doppler decreased significantly during left HR. The slower the velocity was, the more the nystagmus was aggravated. RVAS can be evoked by FMS causing compression of the VA. And the nystagmus might be aggravated according to the blood flow insufficiency.

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Rotatory Vertebral Artery Syndrome in Foramen Magnum Stenosis: Ileok Jung, Jin-Man Jung, Moon-Ho Park; Received November 21, 2018 Accepted December 5, 2018 Published online December 5, 2018; [Accepted]

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Abstract: Reversible vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is characterized by recurrent attacks of vertigo, nystagmus, and syncope induced by compression of the vertebral artery during head rotation. A 60-year old man with atlas vertebrae fracture. presented recurrent attacks of positional vertigo. Left-beat, upbeat and count clock-wise torsional nystagmus occurred after lying down and bilateral head roll (HR) showing no latency or fatigue. MRI revealed foramen magnum stenosis (FMS) and dominancy of right vertebral artery (VA). The flow of the right VA on trans-cranial Doppler decreased significantly during left HR. The slower the velocity was, the more the nystagmus was aggravated. RVAS can be evoked by FMS causing compression of the VA. And the nystagmus might be aggravated according to the blood flow insufficiency.

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