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Positioning Velocity Matters in Central Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Implication for the Mechanism

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
Objectives: To elucidate the mechanism of paroxysmal central positional nystagmus (CPN) by determining the effects of head rotation velocity on the intensity of paroxysmal downbeat nystagmus induced during straight head hanging (SHH).Methods: We ...
Xia Ling   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protective effect of anakinra on audiovestibular function in a murine model of endolymphatic hydrops

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022
IntroductionMénière’s disease (MD), a common disease in the inner ear, is characterized by an increase in endolymph in the cochlear duct and vestibular labyrinth. The pathophysiology of the condition appears to be the immune response.
Na Zhang   +41 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuropsychological evaluation of blast-related concussion: Illustrating the challenges and complexities through OEF/OIF case studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background/objective: Soldiers of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) sustain blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) with alarming regularity. This study discusses factors in addition to concussion, such as co-morbid
Charlesworth, Molly J   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Downbeat nystagmus: aetiology and comorbidity in 117 patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objectives: Downbeat nystagmus (DBN) is the most common form of acquired involuntary ocular oscillation overriding fixation. According to previous studies, the cause of DBN is unsolved in up to 44% of cases.
Brandt, Thomas   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of vestibular rehabilitation and its facilitating and hindering factors from real-world clinical data

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
Background and purposeCustomized vestibular rehabilitation improved dizziness and imbalance in several randomized controlled trials. In the present study, we determined the efficacy of customized vestibular rehabilitation using real-world observational ...
Min-Ku Kim   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a highrisk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Introduction: The aim of the prospective study reported here was to develop a risk profile that can be used to identify community-dwelling elderly at a high risk of recurrent falling.
AJ Campbell   +37 more
core   +2 more sources

Newer drugs for focal epilepsy in adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A 28 year old woman sees her general practitioner after experiencing what sounds like a convulsion without any apparent provoking factor. Over the past month she has also had “blank spells” during which her husband noticed her to be unresponsive.
Brodie, M., Kwan, P.
core   +1 more source

Vertigo and dizziness

open access: yesRinsho Shinkeigaku, 2021
Pathophysiology of vertigo/dizziness can be understood by eye deviation (nystagmus). In benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, eye deviation of causative semicircular canal stimulation is directly observed. In other peripheral vestibular disorders, eye deviation results from the sum of unilateral all semicircular canal disorders.
openaire   +4 more sources

Approach to dizziness in the emergency department [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Acute dizziness/vertigo is among the most common causes for visiting the emergency department. The traditional approach to dizziness starts with categorizing dizziness into four types: vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, and nonspecific dizziness ...
Ileok Jung, Ji-Soo Kim
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Clinical Framework for Postimplantation Monitoring in Thalamic Neuromodulation: Insights From Twiddler's Syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case described a 25‐year‐old pregnant woman with refractory multifocal epilepsy, diagnosed in 2020 and treated with bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the centromedian and pulvinar nuclei. Prior to DBS, she experienced daily focal seizures, often progressing to generalized tonic–clonic seizures despite optimal ...
Shalin Shah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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