Valacyclovir Ineffective in Vestibular Neuritis

"Valacyclovir did not add to the benefit of methylprednisolone for the treatment of vestibular neuritis, according to the results of a randomized trial published in the July 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 'Vestibular neuritis is the second most common cause of peripheral vestibular vertigo. Its assumed cause is a reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 infection,' write Michael Strupp, MD, from the University of Munich in Germany, and colleagues."