What is causing my persistent dizziness and balance issues after a severe episode four years ago? - #30654
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MRI āĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ MRI of brain : Impression: MR image morphology of: Mild hypoplastic cerebellum - may be part of spectrum of Spinocerebellar cortical atrophy. VHIT report :Comment: Right Posterior canal is hypo active. Other canals are normal. VEMP report :Waves are Present in both tracings OVEMP and cVEMP but not in normal time indicating abnormality in Utricle VNG report :Conclusion: The oculomotor tests were abnormal. DHP and the other positional tests were normal. There was no canal paresis or directional preponderance to any side on estimation of caloric induced nystagmus intensity. These findings were suggestive of abnormality in the central vestibulo-ocular system. ECG :ECG report is normal X-ray report :normal chest skiagram. āĻ āύāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāϞ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ 5. āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻšāϝāĻŧ(āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ) āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻ āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāύā§āϧ đĨē 6. āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ (Key Clinical Features) āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϰ⧠āύāĻž (no spinning vertigo) āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠internal dizziness / floating / rocking sensation āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϝā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āϞā§āĻļāύ (āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύ/āϞā§āĻāĻž/āĻāϞāύā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ) āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ 7. āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āύāĻŋāĻāϰā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§,āύāĻŋāĻāϰ⧠āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ 8. āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āϰā§āϧ (What I want to know) āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϰ (balance) āϏāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž? PPPD / Vestibular migraine āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ? 9. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ ā§Ē āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āĻāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϞā§āύāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻšā§āύāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϝā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞāĻā§āĨ¤ âī¸ END OF REPORT
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