Neurovascular compression syndrome with Meniereʹs disease—a report of the treatment of a patient with microvascular decompression

Neurovascular compression syndrome(NVCS) is currently regarded as one of the causes of disabling positional vertigo (DPV). A 59-year-old man visited our hospital on December 15, 1993. The neuro-otological examination suggested that the patient had Meniereʹs disease and he was treated with conservative medication. However, the patient continued to suffer definite vertigo attacks, as well as a fluctuation in his hearing. A consultation and discussion lead us to believe the patient was also suffering from NVCS. We planned the microvascular decompression surgery. After surgery, the patient stopped suffering from vertigo attacks but his audiogram showed severe fluctuation in sensorineural hearing levels. It was concluded that the present patient had been suffering from NVCS combined with Meniere’s disease.