The role of non-invasive camera technology for gait analysis in patients with vestibular disorders [PDF]
Purpose of the study Current balance assessments performed in clinical settings do not provide objective measurements of gait. Further, objective gait analysis typically requires expensive, large and dedicated laboratory facilities.
Dimitriadis, Panagiotis+2 more
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Tone Burst Electrocochleography for the Diagnosis of Clinically Certain Meniere's Disease
The technique of transtympanic electrocochleography was initially developed as an objective hearing threshold test by Eggermont. Gibson et al. (1977) claimed that an enlarged direct current component of the action potential (AP) called the summating ...
Jeremy Hornibrook
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Restriction of salt intake and other dietary modifications for the treatment of Meniere's disease or syndrome [PDF]
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To determine the effectiveness of dietary modifications, specifically restriction of salt, alcohol and caffeine intake, in patients suffering from Ménière's ...
Hussain, K, Murdin, L, Schilder, AGM
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Endolymphatic Hydrops After Sac Surgery [PDF]
Meniere’s disease is a common disease, that presents with recurrent vertigo and cochlear symptoms. The pathology of Meniere’s disease was first reported to involve endolymphatic hydrops in 1938. The endolymphatic sac is thought to have a role to keep the
Inui, Hiroshi+8 more
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Contralateral delayed endolymphatic hydrops: Clinical features and long term outcome
Background: Contralateral delayed endolymphatic hydrops (CDEH) is a clinical entity characterized by fluctuating low frequency hearing loss and/or vertigo, mimicking Ménière’s disease (MD), that manifests after the appearance of severe non-hydropic ...
Andrea Albera+5 more
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Endolymphatic Sac Surgery for Ménière's Disease – Current Opinion and Literature Review
Introduction The endolymphatic sac is thought to maintain the hydrostatic pressure and endolymph homeostasis for the inner ear, and its dysfunction may contribute to the pathophysiology of Ménière's disease.
Maria de Lourdes Flores García+3 more
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Questions of diagnosing and treating Meniere's disease [PDF]
The possibilities of diagnosis and treatment of Meniere's disease are considered. Attention is given to the use of dehydration tests which are based on glycerol administration or intravenous injection of furosemide.
Khechinashvili, S. N.
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Hearing loss and fluctuating hearing levels in X-linked hypophosphataemic osteomalacia [PDF]
Background and objective: X-linked hypophosphataemic osteomalacia is the most common of the genetically determined forms of osteomalacia. The occurrence of hearing loss in X-linked hypophosphataemic osteomalacia has been known since 1984.
Gürtler, N.+3 more
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Strial capillary permeability studied with fluorescent tracers in inbred mice [PDF]
The stria vascularis generates the endocochlear potential (EP), which relies on the maintenance of ionic boundaries. Strial and spiral ligament capillary permeability to FITC-conjugated dextrans and other tracers was assessed in mice of different strains,
Fahrenthold, Kaela Christine
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Cogan's syndrome: clinical evolution of deafness and vertigo in three patients [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical symptoms, the otoneurological examinations, the treatment and the clinical course of three patients suffering from Cogan's syndrome, a rare disease based on the clinical association of a non-syphilitic ...
Baumann, A.+4 more
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