BACKGROUND We investigated the prevalence of diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) and vestibular dysfunction (VD) in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. METHODS Thirty-five diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy were enrolled from August 2008 to July 2009. All subjects underwent autonomic function tests. Nineteen of the patients (54.3%) underwent videonystagmography. RESULTS ...

BACKGROUND Chronic vestibular dysfunction is a frustrating problem in the elderly and can have a tremendous impact on their life, but only a few studies are available. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an important therapeutic option for the neuro-otologist in treating patients with significant balance deficits. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of vestibu...

Abstract Background When dizziness/vertigo patients presented with balance disorder, it will bring severe morbidity. There is currently lack of research to explore risk factor related disorder in dizziness patients, especially those who walk independently. Aim To investigate factors Methods Medical data 1002 registered vertigo/balance registration database were reviewed. The demographic data, m...

AIM To investigate differences in vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) results with patients suffering from vestibular migraine and healthy people, taking into consideration values of threshold and latency of occurrence of the characteristic wave complex, size of amplitude, and interaural amplitude ratio. According to the results, determine the importance and usefulness of VEMP in vesti...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to analise tinnitus diagnosis and treatment on the basis of our experiences. MATERIAL AND METHODS 137 patients hospitalizated in Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology Clinic because of tinnitus (88 women - 64% and 49 men - 35,8%) were included to the study. The diagnostic procedures were unified that enabled put forward correct diagnosis. After histo...

AIM To examine vestibular system functions in children with episodic vertigo attacks. METHODS Thirty four children (20 males) aged 4-18 years with paroxysmal dizziness and/or vertigo attacks were evaluated. A medical history for vestibular symptoms and migraine was taken. Vestibular and auditory functions were assessed. RESULTS Chronic headache attacks consistent with migraine were reported...

BACKGROUND Falls in elderly patients are associated with morbidity, mortality, and cost to the healthcare system. The development of falls risk assessment programs have represented a method of responding to what is known about injurious falls. The multidimensional assessments involve the comparison against normative data of a patient's performance on metrics known to influence the likelihood of...

BACKGROUND It is a common occurrence in the balance function laboratory to evaluate patients in the post-acute period following unilateral vestibular system impairment. It is important to be able to differentiate spontaneous nystagmus (SN) emanating from peripheral vestibular system impairments from asymmetric gaze-evoked nystagmus (GEN) that originates from central ocular motility impairment. ...