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Presbivertigem como causa de tontura no idoso [PDF]
Pró-Fono Revista de Atualização Científica, 2008 INTRODUÇÃO: tontura é queixa freqüente na população geriátrica e interfere na qualidade de vida desses indivíduos. OBJETIVO: descrever as causas de tontura, correlacionar sintomas e alterações na prova calórica e verificar o impacto da presbivertigem como fator primário de tontura em população de idosos.
Felipe, Lilian +4 more
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Vestibulo-ocular reflex and the head impulse test
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2012 The authors highlights the importance of the vestibulo-ocular reflex examination through the head impulse test as a diagnostic method for vestibular dysfunction as well as, and primarily, a bedside semiotic resource capable of differentiating between ...
Eliana T. Maranhão +1 more
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Posturography with virtual reality stimuli in different vestibular dysfunctions [PDF]
, 2012 PURPOSE: To assess body balance and to quantify possible alterations over the static posturography of the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) in patients with vestibular dysfunction.
Ganança, Cristina Freitas +1 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 Idosos com disfunção vestibular crônica podem apresentar alteração do equilíbrio corporal e disfunção cognitiva. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a relação entre o processamento cognitivo e o equilíbrio corporal de idosos com vestibulopatia periférica crônica. Forma de
Giovanna Cristina dos Santos Caixeta +2 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 Betahistine is a medicine used to treat vestibular disorders that has also been used to treat tinnitus. AIM: To assess the effects of betahistine on tinnitus in patients with vestibular disorders.
Maurício Malavasi Ganança +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009 Metabolic disorders can cause dizziness. AIM: to study the prevalence of glucose and glucose-insulin alterations in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders by studying the four-hour glucose-insulin curve; to check at what time there was the highest
Ana Paula Serra +3 more
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Otological complaints and concerns and communication difficulties of aged individuals [PDF]
, 2008 PURPOSE: To investigate the otological complaints and concerns of aged individuals, as well as the communication difficulties they face. METHODS: Fifty elderly subjects (eight men and 42 women) with ages ranging from 61 to 90 years were evaluated. All of
Almeida, Laís Castro de +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2010 Phobic postural vertigo (PPV) is a frequent diagnosis which can be challenging to treat. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of psychiatric disturbances in patients with PPV; to assess the psychological status of patients using adaptive diagnosis; to ...
Liliani Souza dos Santos Ferreira +5 more
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Treatment of epilepsy in childhood [PDF]
, 2002 Objective: due to the development of new antiepileptic drugs, epilepsy treatment has presented substantial progress in the last decade. In spite of presenting more adequate profile, these drugs have not shown better efficiency in seizure control than the
Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas
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Vestibular migraine: diagnosis challenges and need for targeted treatment
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016 Approximately 1% of the general population suffers from vestibular migraine. Despite the recently published diagnostic criteria, it is still underdiagnosed condition.
Felipe Barbosa, Thaís Rodrigues Villa
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