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Vestibular and auditory disorders

Current Opinion in Neurology, 1996
Benign positional vertigo, the most common cause of vertigo, can now be cured with a simple bedside maneuver. A series of recent publications have clarified the pathophysiology of benign positional vertigo and documented the efficacy of particle repositioning maneuvers for treating the condition. The number of genetic loci and abnormal genes associated
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Disorders of the Vestibular System

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1988
Disorders of the vestibular system are common in veterinary practice and result in a clinical syndrome characterized by head tilt, asymmetric ataxia, and nystagmus. These signs may occur with lesions involving the peripheral or central vestibular structures.
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Vestibular disorder and emotional distress

Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1985
A standardised test of psychopathology (CCEI) was administered to tinnitus sufferers some of whom also complained of dizziness. It was predicted that the complaint of dizziness would be associated with higher scores on the anxiety scales of the CCEI and this was confirmed.
R S, Hallam, S D, Stephens
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Medical treatment of vestibular disorders

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2009
The lifelong prevalence of rotatory vertigo is 30%. Despite this high figure, patients with vertigo generally receive either inappropriate or inadequate treatment. However, the majority of vestibular disorders have a benign cause, take a favorable natural course, and respond positively to therapy.This review puts special emphasis on the medical rather ...
Thomas, Brandt, Andreas, Zwergal, Michael, Strupp   +2 more
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Vestibular Abnormalities in Congenital Disorders

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2001
Abstract: This paper reviews the histopathologic features of vestibular abnormalities in congenital disorders affecting the inner ear, based upon a comprehensive literature survey and a review of cases in our temporal bone collection. The review proceeds in three systematic steps.
I, Sando, Y, Orita, M, Miura, C D, Balaban   +3 more
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Metabolic disorders of the vestibular system

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1995
This article reviews the impact of metabolic disorders on vestibular function. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of glucose metabolism that can be associated with vestibular dysfunction. Vertigo can be alleviated by diet management in many cases. Elevated levels of blood lipids have been implicated in cochleovestibular disorders.
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Pharmacotherapy of Vestibular Disorders and Nystagmus

Seminars in Neurology, 2013
Vertigo and dizziness are with a life-time prevalence of ~30% among the most common symptoms and are often associated with nystagmus or other oculomotor disorders. The prerequisite for a successful treatment is a precise diagnosis of the underlying disorder.
Michael, Strupp, Olympia, Kremmyda, Thomas, Brandt   +2 more
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Eye movements in vestibular disorders

2016
The differential diagnosis of patients with vestibular symptoms usually begins with the question: is the lesion central or is it peripheral? The answer commonly emerges from a careful examination of eye movements, especially when the lesion is located in otherwise clinically silent areas of the brain such as the vestibular portions of the cerebellum ...
Zee, D. S., Colpak, A. I., Kheradmand, A.   +2 more
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General View of Vestibular Disorders

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1995
The role of the labyrinthine receptors is to transduce the forces associated with head acceleration into a biological signal. Vestibular centres in the brain use this signal, in cooperation with visual and somatosensory signals, to detect the motion of the head and its position relative to gravity vector and to produce motor reflexes to maintain ...
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Panic Disorder and the Vestibular System

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1988
This article reviews the interrelationship between panic disorder and vestibular function. There is a possibility of both somatopsychic and psychosomatic interactions between panic and the vestibular system. Another possibility is that vestibular dysfunction could be associated with certain mental disorders, including panic disorder, as a nonspecific ...
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