Dear Editor,
1st Author (year of publication) | Sex, age | Comorbidity and any AV past history | COVID-19 classification - duration - symptoms | AV Symptoms, - Days from COVID-19 positivity to onset | Evaluation | Vestibular signs | Diagnosis | Therapy | Follow-up and outcome |
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Mat (2021)1 | F, 13 | NR | Mild - NR - NR | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting − 0 | VNG; vHIT; ENT and neurological evaluation; audiometry | Right spontaneous Ny; left deviation (Fukuda test) | Left COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | VR | 1 month, symptom resolution |
Vanaparthy (2020)2 | F, 63 | Aplastic anemia, mitral valve prolapse, celiac disease. Motion sickness | Mild − 2 month - GS, facial spasm, anosmia, disgeusia, skin rash, Raynaud’s phenomenon | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting, unsteady gait − 65 | VNG, ENT and neurological evaluation | Right spontaneous Ny | Left COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | 60 mg oral prednisone, 10 days tapered; VR | NR |
Malayala (2021)3 Case 1 | F, 31 | NR | Mild - NR - GS | Rotatory vertigo, unsteady gait − 13 | MRI brain; ENT and neurological evaluation; audiometry | NR | COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | 60 mg oral prednisone, 10 days tapered; VR | 1 month, symptom resolution |
Malayala (2021)3 Case 2 | F, 29 | NR | Moderate - NR -NR | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting − 0 | CT chest; CT cerebral; MRI brain; ENT and neurological evaluation; audiometry | NR | COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | Intravenous steroids (DNS); VR | NR |
Giannantonio (2021)4 | M, 13 | NR | Mild - NR - GS | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting, unsteady gait − 0 | MRI brain; ENT evaluation; audiometry | Right spontaneous Ny, positive HIT | Left COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | 20 mg intravenous prednisone, 10 days tapered | 1 month, symptom resolution |
Aasfara (2021)5 | F, 36 | Pregnancy (37 weeks) | Mild - NR - NR | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting, right ear hipoacusia − 42 | MRI brain, VNG with Caloric test, ENT evaluation, audiometry, electromyography, lumbar puncture | Left spontaneous Ny, Hyporeflexia | Right COVID-19-induced cochlear-vestibulopathy and facial palsy | Intravenous steroids (DNS); VR | 1 month, symptom resolution |
Frosolini (present letter) | F, 31 | None | Mild − 1 month - GS anosmia, dysgeusia | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting, unsteady gait − 2 | VNG with Caloric test, ENT evaluation, audiometry | Hyporeflexia | Left COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | VR | 1 month, symptom resolution |
Frosolini (present letter) | M, 44 | None | Mild − 9 days - GS anosmia, dysgeusia | Rotatory vertigo, vomiting, unsteady gait − 32 | VNG with Caloric test, ENT evaluation, brain CT, audiometry | Left spontaneous Ny, positive HIT | Right COVID-19-induced vestibular neuritis | 50 mg oral prednisone, 10 days tapered; VR | 1 month, symptom resolution |