Many authors have reported different useful studies in evaluating vestibular function through vestibular, somatosensory, and visuocortical systems using the test of balance and in assessing vestibular function through the vestibulospinal system using craniocorpography. We researched 100 patients suffering from tinnitus and vertigo (36 men and 64 women). Diagnoses of vestibular dysfunction can b...

background: imatinib mesylate is the first generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tki) and highly effective in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (cml). we aimed to evaluate thyroid function at baseline and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after initiation of imatinib mesylate therapy in 20 newly diagnosed bcr-abl positive cml patients. methods: this study was done during 2013-2014, 20 new ca...

BACKGROUND A few studies in humans suggest that changes in stimulation of the balance organs of the inner ear (the 'vestibular system') can disrupt numerical cognition, resulting in 'dyscalculia', the inability to manipulate numbers. Many studies have also demonstrated that patients with vestibular dysfunction exhibit deficits in spatial memory. OBJECTIVES It is suggested that there may be a ...

both the peripheral vestibular system, that is, the labyrinth, and the central vestibular system, is known to influence autonomic function in several ways that have clinical implications. This paper discusses evidence for vestibular influences on autonomic control from normal human subjects, evidence for vestibular influences on autonomic control from patients, clinical implications of vestibul...

The aim of our study was to establish a new diagnostic approach, through the use of virtual reality, to the study of the subjective vertical bar in unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. We subjected 174 patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction (ages 18-82 years) to vestibular diagnosis with the virtual reality system. We changed the classic configuration of the subject...

A customised vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) programme is an important treatment modality in patients with vestibular dysfunction resulting in motion-provoked vertigo, oscillopsia (gaze instability), disequilibrium and gait disturbances. We discuss in this paper the patient selection criteria for VRT, rehabilitation strategies for unilateral and bilateral vestibular deficits, and some o...

Sixty patients were selected for cochlear implantation and 50 of them received an intracochlear implant (Nucleus). Vestibular function was evaluated before and after surgery using a caloric test and a velocity step test. Sixteen patients had normal or residual vestibular function before surgery, 11 bilateral and 5 unilateral; in 3 of the latter patients, the ear with vestibular areflexia was el...

The electronystagmographical analysis of the eye movements is an important method in the evaluation and topical diagnostic procedure of several vestibular lesions. The aim of the study was to compare the electronystagmographical results of the optokinetic and the smooth pursuit eye-movement, and their sensitivity in several vestibular disorders. The patients were divided into five groups: right...

Ototoxicity is known to cause permanent loss of vestibule function through degeneration of sensory hair cells (HCs). However, functional recovery has been reported during washout after chronic ototoxicity, although the mechanisms underlying this reversible dysfunction are unknown. Here, we study this question in rats chronically exposed to the ototoxic compound 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN)....

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate vestibular function in patients with the mitochondrial A3243G mutation. STUDY DESIGN Data from patients with the A3243G mutation attending an academic tertiary referral center were prospectively recorded. METHODS The clinical histories of 13 unrelated patients with the mitochondrial A3243G mutation (six mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and ...