Central Stroke Presenting as Acute Vestibular Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

A scoping literature review of 112 articles identified 79 patients with central-origin nystagmus misdiagnosed as peripheral vestibular disorders. The tabular data, compiled by Francesca Brigato and last updated in April 2026, synthesizes findings from multiple medical databases with a cutoff date of May 2025. It focuses on posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) strokes presenting with acute vestibular symptoms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the prevalence of cerebellar lesions in stroke patients presenting with isolated vertigo based on the review results.
• Studying diagnostic markers for central vs. peripheral vestibular syndromes based on the described spontaneous nystagmus.
• Reviewing case characteristics of pseudo-vestibular neuritis based on the 33 included studies.
• Investigating the role of MRI in confirming stroke diagnosis for acute vestibular syndrome based on the case description.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a systematic review of 112 full-text articles from six major medical databases.
• Includes findings from 79 specific patient cases meeting the inclusion criteria.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (14.7 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.
• Data may reflect publication bias inherent to the reviewed English-language medical literature.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Scoping literature review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Cochrane databases.

Time Range

Literature search cutoff date of May 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 04:20:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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