MÉNIÈRE'S SYNDROME AS A PREMONITORY SYMPTOM OF CEREBROSPINAL VASCULAR OCCLUSION: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: W G ENSIGN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 May 1952MÉNIÈRE'S SYNDROME AS A PREMONITORY SYMPTOM OF CEREBROSPINAL VASCULAR OCCLUSION: A REPORT OF TWO CASESWILLIAM G. ENSIGN, M.D.WILLIAM G. ENSIGN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-5-1167 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecently two cases have been seen in which the initial illness was indistinguishable from Ménière's syndrome but in which the final disease was an occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. In one case a Ménière's syndrome was present for six days and in the other for two weeks before the arterial occlusion. One patient eventually recovered completely, whereas the second died.Most authors2, 3feel that the diagnosis of Ménière's syndrome is relatively easy, but difficulty occasionally arises because there is no unanimity of opinion as to what actually constitutes Ménière's syndrome. The problem is further clouded by the...Bibliography1. LindsayOldbergHorton JREBP: Symposium on Ménière's symptom complex, Arch. Otolaryng. 40: 329-332 (Oct.) 1944. Google Scholar2. GrinkerBucy RRPC: Neurology, 4th Ed., 1949, Charles C. Thomas Co., Springfield, Illinois. Google Scholar3. Alpers BJ: Clinical neurology, 1946, F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Google Scholar4. JacksonJackson CCL: Diseases of the nose, throat and ear, 1945, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Google Scholar5. BingHaymaker RW: Textbook of nervous diseases, 1939, C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo. Google Scholar6. Brain WR: Vertigo, its neurological, otological, circulatory and surgical aspects, Brit. M. J. 2: 605-608 (Sept. 17) 1938. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Gowers W: Borderland of epilepsy, 1907, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, p. 52. Google Scholar8. Horton BP: Symposium on Ménière's symptom complex, Arch. Otolaryng. 40: 329-332 (Oct.) 1944. Google Scholar9. GoodhartDavison SPC: Syndrome of the posterior inferior and anterior inferior cerebellar arteries and their branches, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 35: 501-524 (March) 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. BaumoelFriedman SMD: Occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in cardiovascular disease, J. A. M. A. 105: 185-188 (July 20) 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Lawson LJ: Some diagnostic considerations when vertigo is a symptom. Case reports, Ann. Otol., Rhin. and Laryng. 39: 792-806 (Sept.) 1930. Google Scholar12. Dandy WE: Pathologic changes in Ménière's disease, J. A. M. A. 108: 931-937 (March 20) 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minot, North Dakota*Received for publication June 15, 1951.From the Section of Internal Medicine, Northwest Clinic, Minot, North Dakota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEvaluation of Vertigo 1 May 1952Volume 36, Issue 5Page: 1167-1172KeywordsArteries ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...