Hello.
I am 23 years old and I have serious problems with balance and cognitive performance.
In September 2003 I was diagnosed with vestibular neuronitis and treated in hospital for 8 days because of serious dizziness , vomiting and uncontolable head movement to the right. The attack of strong dizziness reoccured about a month later, and lasted about two weeks. After that it went away and I only had problems with murmur in my left ear during some head positions.
The dizziness came back in August 2006 and I was admitted to hospital for 7 days with diagnosis of vertigo syndrom. Later tests showed weakness in left vestibularis, some problems with my spine, the Transcranial Doppler Sonography showed accelerated bloodflow through the veins, and the ENG test showed signs of central ischemia.
Immediately after that episode I started to have big problems with thinking and concentrating, and started to feel constantly confused. I complained to my neurologist about these problems but she didn't have anything to say about them.
I have trouble with communicating my thoughts, especially remembering certain words and names of objects, my short-term memory has gotten worse, I easily get lost. My thinking has certainly gotten slower and I easily get tired and confused during mental work such as reading and writing.
The physical problems I have are poor balance, leaning to the left, clumsiness, tinnitus, dizziness, a tugging feeling on the left side of my neck and face and sometimes strong headaches in the back of the head. In the last few weeks the left side of my face is starting to feel numb, it is harder to control than the right side, and I hear and see a little worse on that side.
For treatment my neurologist prescribed Betahistine, and I am also taking vitamin B. That seems to be all available therapy that I can find.
I would be very grateful for any advice from you on seeking treatment.