A Case of Orthostatic Dizziness Developed by Brainstem Tumor

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(1); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(1): 76-78.

뇌간 종양에서 발생한 기립성 어지럼증 1예

김재혁, 박종호 한동철 김태용

가천의과대학교 신경과학교실

A Case of Orthostatic Dizziness Developed by Brainstem Tumor

Jae-Hyuk Kim

Department of Neurology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea

Abstract

Orthostatic hypotension rarely occurs as a result of central vasomotor failure. We report a 74-year-old man who presented with progressive orthostatic dizziness, and intermittent syncope that resulted from a ponto-medullary tumor. Orthostatic hypotension may develop due to the sympathetic failure of the vasomotor center, which is located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla.

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