Vertigo is uncommon in childhood. Its etiology is different from that of adults. Both central and peripheral disorders may give rise to vertigo symptoms in pediatric patients. The evaluation of vertigo in children requires a detailed history taking, clinical examination, audiometric assessment, and vestibular function tests. We present three pediatric patients with vertigo symptoms, together wi...

Background: the aging of the population is a natural process and is manifested by a decline in the functions of several organs. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is a therapeutic process that seeks to promote a significant reduction in the symptoms of the labyrinth. Aim: to verify the benefits of VR exercises through the application of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) questionnaire Brazilian...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: mTBI: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; AIB: The American Institute of Balance; VCI: Vestibular Cognitive Integration; PC-BPPV: Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; GSOP: Gans Sensory Organizational Performance Test; VR: Vestibular Rehabilitation; BPM: Beats Per Minute; NAB: Neuropsychological Assessment Battery; HVLT: Hop...

UNLABELLED Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU) posturography in patients with Menière's disease. STUDY DESIGN Prospective case-control. MATERIAL AND METHOD 30 patients diagnosed with Menière's disease and a control group consisting of 40 healthy matching individuals ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is an exercise-based programme designed to promote central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficit. The objective of the present study was to analyse the differences in the perception of handicap, the risk of falls, and gaze stability in patients diagnosed with chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction before and after ves...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a vestibular rehabilitation program on patients with the diagnosis of migraine-associated dizziness. Subjects were placed in four groups as follows: idiopathic migraine-associated dizziness; idiopathic migraine-associated dizziness and associated benign positional vertigo; posttraumatic migraine-associated dizziness; and posttraumatic ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS We undertook this study to assess the influence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy on self-reported disability and postural control during quiet stance of patients with peripheral vestibular disease, before and after a standardized program of vestibular rehabilitation (Cawthorne & Cooksey exercises). METHODS Twenty patients with peripheral vestibular disease participated in...

Following you will find a brief description of the book done, as accorded with Alessandro De Stefano, to publish in Int Tinnitus J Vertigo: Diagnosis and Management of Jaypee Brother Publisher, is a new book in the field of vestibular disorders. This publication includes several topics ranging from anatomy of vestibular system to the rehabilitation after a vestibular disease. The book, edited b...

Refinement of surgical techniques has allowed hearing preservation after tumor resection to be prioritized. Moreover, restoration of hearing after tumor removal can be attempted in patients with bilateral vestibular schwannomas or those with a schwannoma in the only-hearing ear. Cochlear implantation (CI) has emerged as a proper method of acoustic rehabilitation, provided that the cochlear nerv...