UNLABELLED Dizziness is common among the elderly. AIM To characterize social, demographic, clinical, functional and otoneurological data in elderly patients with chronic vestibular disorder. METHOD A sequential study of 120 patients with chronic vestibular disorder. Simple descriptive analyses were undertaken. RESULTS Most of the patients were female (68.3%) with a mean age of 73.40+/-5.7...

Vertigo is defined as a rotational sensation associated with nystagmus and often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and somatic instability such as gait disturbance1. In patients with vertigo that occurs suddenly and subsides rapidly (within 24 hour) the caloric test, a vestibular dysfunction test, is generally negative. Because its underlying disease is poorly understood, and does not satisfy...

The vestibular system is responsible for keeping an animal oriented with respect to gravity. It is a sensory system that maintains the position of the eyes, body, and limbs in reference to the position of the head. Proper interpretation of neurologic deficits and precise neuroanatomic localization are essential to diagnose and prognosticate the underlying disorder. Neurologic examination can co...

Dizziness and vertigo are common complaints, with a lifetime prevalence of over 30%. This review provides a brief summary of the recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of neuro-otology. A special focus is placed on the clinical usefulness of vestibular tests. While these have markedly improved over the years, treatment options for vestibular disorders still remain limited. Avai...

Evidence-based medicine grades scientific research articles according to their structural specification. It represents an evidence value that we can count on for clinical applications. In this review, we evaluate our medical treatment algorithm in peripheral vestibular diseases according to evidence-based medicine rules. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular paroxysmia, labyrinthitis...

  Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune systemic disease. Most common autoimmune diseases are multisystem disorders that may also present with otological manifestations, and autoimmune inner ear disease accompanied by vestibular dysfunction. This study aimed to compare the vestibular function between RA patients and normal subjects using cervical vestibular evoked myogenic...

background: rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is an autoimmune systemic disease. most common autoimmune diseases are multisystem disorders that may also present with otological manifestations, and autoimmune inner ear disease accompanied by vestibular dysfunction. this study aimed to compare the vestibular function between ra patients and normal subjects using cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potent...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and dizziness are common conditions observed in the general population, several epidemiological studies have reported an association between OSA dizziness. Vestibular dysfunction, autonomic instability, cerebellar degeneration secondary to recurrent hypoxia implicated as mechanisms underlying patients with OSA. Moreover, is a risk factor for many diseases associate...

UNLABELLED The increase in invasive methods currently applied to diagnosis airway upper tract infection leads to a possible increase in vestibular folds (VF) lesions. Besides, VF importance in the prevention of the organism against infection pathogens had been stressed and few studies had addressed the microscopic lesions of the VF in autopsied patients because there is no routine VF examinatio...