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A THREE-STEP EXAMINATION IN DIFFERENTIATING PERIPHERAL FROM CENTRAL VERTIGO

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Romanian Journal of Neurology, Volume XV, No. 1, 2016
ISSN 1843-8148  |  e-ISSN 2069-6094
ISSN-L 1843-8148
DOI: 10.37897/RJN

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A THREE-STEP EXAMINATION IN DIFFERENTIATING PERIPHERAL FROM CENTRAL VERTIGO

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 INTRODUCTION

Dizziness is the reason of 10% of emergency department visits (1). The asssessment of acute balance problems and vertigo in the A&E setting or on the ward is often a challenge to the young neurologist. The ideal test to differentiate central from peripheral vertigo should be straightforward, cheap and with both good sensitivity and specificity. What best than a clinical series of tests easy to be performed at the bedside and able to replace brain MRI, when assessing a vestibular syndrome in the acute phase? 

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DELAYED ONSET OF DEMENTIA AND PARKINSONISM IN A POSTOPERATORY HYPOPARATHYROIDISM CASE

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Romanian Journal of Neurology, Volume XIII, No. 3, 2014
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DELAYED ONSET OF DEMENTIA AND PARKINSONISM IN A POSTOPERATORY HYPOPARATHYROIDISM CASE

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Introduction. Brain imaging is mandatory for dementia diagnosis. In various guidelines and clinical studies MRI stands as the first choice, with the highest sensitivity and specificity. Our goal here is to show the exception to the rule. CT remains an imaging method important for diagnosis of pathology characterised by basal ganglia calcifications.

Case history. A female patient,aged 60 years, came to the hospital with symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and parkinsonian syndrome. A medical history of hypertension and total thyroidectomy were recorded. The first imaging option for patient was to perform a brain MRI, which did not bring any information about the cause of dementia. Fortunately a CT was performed as well and bilateral basal ganglia massive calcifications were seen, which were due to total thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy in the past.

Conclusion. To diagnose secondary congnitive disorders of basal ganglia calcifications a standard head CT seems to be the method of choice.

Keywords: dementia, Parkinson disease, brain imaging

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