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- Case Report Bilateral Vestibulopathy with Alcohol Abuse and Vitamin Deficiency
- Sangheon Park, Jiwon Chang
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DOI: https://doi.org/
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. brune77@naver.com
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. brune77@naver.com
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Abstract
Bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) is a clinical entity with impaired function of bilateral peripheral vestibular system, which is characterized by movement-induced vertigo, oscillopsia and gait unsteadiness. Among various etiologies of BV, alcohol and vitamin B deficiency has rarely been reported. We experienced a case of BV with vitamin B deficiency in a 24-year-old man who was previously exposed to alcohol. He had osillopsia and gait unsteadiness as a primary symptom, and was treated successfully with vestibular rehabilitation and vitamin supplement. Bithermal caloric test, rotatory chair test and head impulse test showed the result compatible with BV.
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