Lijiun Ma, Jiangxia Yin, Jing Bai, Fang Lv, Z. Hua
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Vestibular paroxysmal vertigo (VP) is characterized by recurrent positional vertigo, which is easily misdiagnosed as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere's disease, posterior circulation ischemia, and other diseases. We report 3 elderly patients with onset of paroxysmal dizziness. Complete brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed vascular compression of the vestibular nerve. After oral treatment with drugs such as carbamazepine or sodium valproate, the symptoms of dizziness improved, and the final clinical diagnosis was vestibular paroxysmal syndrome.