BACKGROUND No studies to date have attempted to evaluate frontotemporal lobar degeneration from the perspective of the vestibular system. OBJECTIVE The present study examined vestibular function in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) clinical syndrome and evaluated whether vestibular disorders are involved in the clinical symptoms due to FTD. METHODS Fourteen patients with FTD syndr...

Knowledge of the pathophysiology of vestibular disorders is essential for a logical accurate evaluation and management of the vertiginous patient. The diagnosis of vestibular system disease, particularly of peripheral disorders, depends primarily on a carefully obtained history with some assistance from tests of hearing function and vestibular sensitivity (caloric, positional tests). Radiologic...

Features: * Up-to-date review of the peripheral and central vestibular systems with latest references * New bedside tests of vestibular function * Review of latest treatment maneuvers for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo * New chapters on: laboratory diagnosis of vestibular dysfunction; migraine; immune-mediated disorders; inherited disorders; symptomatic treatment of vertigo; antiemetic an...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To investigate whether different vestibular function tests such as cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric test were correlated with severity, pattern and prognosis in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ninety-two patients with unilateral ISSNHL were subjected to complete audiovestibular evaluation. c...

vestibular involvements have long been observed in otosclerotic patients. among vestibular structures saccule has the closest anatomical proximity to the sclerotic foci, so it is the most prone vestibular structure to be affected during the otosclerosis process. the aim of this study was to investigate the saccular function in patients suffering from otosclerosis, by means of vestibular evoked ...

INTRODUCTION Cochlear implants are undeniably an effective method for the recovery of hearing function in patients with hearing loss. OBJECTIVE To describe the preoperative vestibular assessment protocol in subjects who will be submitted to cochlear implants. METHODS Our institutional protocol provides the vestibular diagnosis through six simple tests: Romberg and Fukuda tests, assessment f...

Introduction A patient who had no symptoms suggestive of bilateral loss of vestibular function presented no responses in rotational and caloric tests. Objectives To demonstrate the importance of the video head impulse test in neuro-otologic diagnosis. Resumed Report This patient had a neuro-otologic evaluation and presented no responses in torsion swing tests, caloric tests, and rotational test...

This study investigated the frequency of vestibular disorders in developmentally disabled preschoolers who did and who did not have a history of otitis media. Fifteen children with a history of otitis media and fifteen children with no history of otitis media were given two tests for vestibular functioning: the Southern California Postrotary Nystagmus Test (SCPNT) and the Lateral Labyrinthine R...