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11 September 2020 : Case report  Turkey

Role of Long-Term Vestibular Rehabilitation in a Patient with Posterior Fossa Tumor: A Case Report with 2 Years of Follow-Up

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Yuşa Başoğlu1ABCDEFG*, Oğuz Yilmaz1ABDG, İlayda Çelik1BEF, Mustafa Bülent Şerbetçioğlu1BEG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.924262

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e924262

Table 1. The patient’s videonystagmography (VNG) findings.

VNGPathological findings on October 20, 2016Pathological findings on October 31, 2018
Spontaneous nystagmusNo pathological findings were observedNo pathological findings were observed
Gaze nystagmusNo pathological findings were observedNo pathological findings were observed
Saccade testingHypermetric saccades (overshoots) and prolonged latency were observedNo pathological findings were observed
Smooth pursuit testLow gain was observed only at 0.4Hz (bilaterally)Low gain was observed only at 0.4 Hz (right)
Optokinetic nystagmusLow gain was observed on the left horizontal planeLow gain was observed on the left horizontal plane
Head-shake test10° downbeat nystagmus was observedNo pathological findings were observed
Dix-Hallpike maneuverNo pathological findings were observedNo pathological findings were observed
Postional headNo pathological findings were observedNo pathological findings were observed
Caloric testNo asymmetry and directional preponderance were observedNo test

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923