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Vestibular impairment in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, 2020
To find out if Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) patients, who have peripheral vestibular as well as peripheral somatosensory impairment, have worse postural balance than those who do not.We studied 32 patients with various CMT phenotypes and genotypes. Vestibular function was measured with the video head impulse test (vHIT) which tests vestibulo-ocular reflex
Gülden Akdal, Koray Koçoğlu, Tural Tanrıverdizade, Elçin Bora, Fikret Bademkıran, Ayşe Nur Yüceyar, Özgül Ekmekçi, İhsan Şükrü Şengün, Hatice Karasoy   +8 more
openaire   +8 more sources

Electrical Stimulation of Trigeminal Nerve at the Anterior Nasal Septum in Healthy Individuals and Patients With Olfactory Dysfunction

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The intranasal trigeminal system contributes to the sense of smell. Its integrity in olfactory dysfunction (OD) may be crucial for future treatments. This study assessed trigeminal sensitivity in healthy individuals and patients with OD of different etiologies using electrical stimulation of the nasal mucosa.
Konstantinos Garefis, Susanne Weise, Pauline Hanslik, Coralie Mignot, Halina B. Stanley, Maxime Fieux, Camille Ferdenzi, Evangelia Tsakiropoulou, Clémentine Lipp, Arnaud Bertsch, Moustafa Bensafi, Iordanis Konstantinidis, Thomas Hummel   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observational study on risk factors determining residual dizziness after successful benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment: The role of subclinical BPPV [PDF]

, 2019
After successful treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, many patients may complain of residual dizziness. Possible explanations may be the persistence of otolith into canal insufficient to provoke noticeable nystagmus, utricular dysfunction ...
Dispenza F., Martines F., Mazzola S., Mazzucco W.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Core Head, Neck, and Neuroanatomy Syllabus for Physical Therapy Student Education

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Head, neck, and neuroanatomy are essential components of physical therapy education due to their broad clinical applications. Detailed syllabi exist for medical students, yet none have been developed for physical therapy. This study aimed to produce an International Federation of Associations of Anatomists core head, neck, and neuroanatomy ...
Stephanie J. Woodley, Brooke Willoughby, Alexandra L. Webb, Natasha A. M. S. Flack, Laura Y. Whitburn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subliminal galvanic-vestibular stimulation influences ego- and object-centred components of visual neglect [PDF]

, 2014
Neglect patients show contralesional deficits in egocentric and object-centred visuospatial tasks. The extent to which these different phenomena are modulated by sensory stimulation remains to be clarified. Subliminal galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS)
Karbach, Julia, Keller, Ingo, Kerkhoff, Georg, Oppenlaender, Karin, Oppenländer, Karin, Reinhart, Stefan, Schindler, Igor   +6 more
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Autonomic Plexuses of the Female Sexual Organs Travel Within Pubocervical and Rectovaginal [Endopelvic] Fascia: A Rationale for ‘Nerve‐Aware’ Vaginal Prolapse Repair

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The connective tissue support of female pelvic viscera—endopelvic fascia—has been studied in fetal and immunohistochemical models to demonstrate its relationship with the autonomic nerves of the female pelvis. Due to a paucity of literature examining the gross anatomical relationships between endopelvic fascia and autonomic nerves in adult ...
Stephen Magliocchetti, Benjamin Laxer, Leyla Spennato, Norah Alturki, Queena Chou, Tyler S. Beveridge   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vestibular deficits in neurodegenerative disorders: balance, dizziness, and spatial disorientation [PDF]

, 2017
The vestibular system consists of the peripheral vestibular organs in the inner ear and the associated extensive central nervous system projections—from the cerebellum and brainstem to the thalamic relays to cortical projections. This system is important
Arshad, Q, Cronin, T, Seemungal, BM
core   +2 more sources

Periodontitis presenting among betel quid users: A case series

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Betel leaf chewing habit has been studied extensively, as it has been an ancient practice in many Asian countries. Although betel leaf has been reported to have potential beneficial properties, it has also been shown to have a strong association with oral diseases, including periodontitis. This case series addresses the presentation
Jungweon V. Park, Priyanka K. Pitchumani, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peripheral calcifying odontogenic cyst in maxillary anterior gingiva: A case report

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Calcifying odontogenic cysts (Gorlin cysts) most commonly present centrally and have only rarely been reported in peripheral locations. The purpose of this report is to describe a new case of peripheral calcifying odontogenic cyst (PCOC) occurring in the anterior maxillary gingiva and to review the management and differential ...
Rami Alsabbagh, Gabriella Speakman, Daren Wang, Susan R. Mallery, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of candidate categories of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) for a Generic ICF Core Set based on regression modelling [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the framework developed by WHO to describe functioning and disability at both the individual and population levels.
Chatterji, Somnath, Cieza, Alarcos, Geyh, Szilvia, Kostanjsek, Nenad, Stucki, Gerold, Üstün, Bedirhan T.   +5 more
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