Electronystagmography: Dizziness and Syncope

Dizziness and syncope in adolescence.

[Evaluation of patients with dizziness and normal electronystagmography using stabilometry].

UNLABELLED The causes of dizziness are difficult to be diagnosed. At present we have a variety of tests and exams but none of them can adequately evaluate the vestibular function. The most commonly used tests are electronystagmography and posturography. AIM The objective of this study was to analyze the results of stabilometry in patients with complaints of dizziness who had normal results in...

Vector Electronystagmography Analysis in Elderly Individuals with Dizziness Complaint

Introduction Vector electronystagmography is widely used to evaluate vestibular function; however, elderly patients may show changes not due to vestibular disorders. Aim This study aims to characterize vector electronystagmography tests in the elderly participants in a service station of the Brazilian public health system, the Unified Health System (SUS) in the city of Natal, who presented with...

Arrhythmias detected by ambulatory monitoring. Lack of correlation with symptoms of dizziness and syncope.

The correlation of symptoms (SX) with major arrhythmias (ARS) occurring during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring (AM) was investigated in a goup of patients referred because of dizziness or syncope. Ninety-eight consecutive patients, ages 25 to 82, who had adequate diaries of activities and SX, wre included. The ARS considered to be major were ventricular and supraventricular ectopy grade 2, 3, and...

Electronystagmography versus videonystagmography.

UNLABELLED Electronystagmography (ENG) and videonystagmography (VNG) are eye movement recording methods used for the evaluation of balance disorders. AIM To compare literature information on the similarities, differences, advantages e disadvantages between ENG and VNG. MATERIALS AND METHODS review of the scientific literature. RESULTS ENG and VNG are very helpful methods for evaluating ba...