Association between hearing loss and vestibular disorders : a review of the interference of hearing in the balance [PDF]
Dizziness is very prevalent and makes a great impact on people’s life. Because of anatomical and functional similarities of hearing and vestibular systems, it is noted that there is a big relation between hearing loss and vestibular disorders.
Sampaio, André Luiz Lopes +2 more
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The video head impulse test (VHIT) is widely used to identify semicircular canal function impairments in adults. But classical VHIT testing systems attach goggles tightly to the head, which is not tolerated by infants.
Sylvette R. Wiener-Vacher +2 more
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Dissociation between Caloric and Video Head Impulse Tests in Dizziness Clinics
Vestibular assessment tests such as the video head impulse test (vHIT) for the horizontal semicircular canal, and caloric test (Cal), both evaluate horizontal canal function.
Sofia Waissbluth, Valeria Sepúlveda
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Retinitis pigmentosa: evaluation of the vestibular system with cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and the video head impulse test [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) represents a group of inherited disorders in which abnormalities of the photoreceptors lead to progressive visual loss.
GAGLIARDI, SILVIA +6 more
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Importance of High-Frequency Vestibular Function in the Prognosis of Bilateral Vestibulopathy [PDF]
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether preserved vestibular function in the high-frequency range influences the prognosis of patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) after vestibular rehabilitation.
Seong Hoon Bae +3 more
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Electrical vestibular stimulation in humans. A narrative review [PDF]
Background: In patients with bilateral vestibulopathy, the regular treatment options, such as medication, surgery, and/ or vestibular rehabilitation, do not always suffice. Therefore, the focus in this field of vestibular research shifted to electri-
Barbara, Maurizio +10 more
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The impact of income shocks on health: evidence from cohort data [PDF]
We study the effect of permanent income innovations on health for a prime-aged population. Using information on more than half a million individuals sampled over a twenty-five year period in three different cross-sectional surveys we aggregate data by ...
Adda, J., Banks, J., von Gaudecker, H.
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NICU Infants & SNHL: Experience of a western Sicily tertiary care centre [PDF]
Introduction: The variability of symptoms and signs caused by central nervous system (CNS) lesions make multiple sclerosis difficult to recognize,Introduction: This study adds the evaluation of the independent etiologic factors that may play a role in ...
Abita P +6 more
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Age-related degeneration of the vestibular system, also known as presbyastasis, leads to unstable gait and higher risk of falls. These conditions affect lifestyle and may have non-negligible social repercussions due to fear-related states of anxiety and ...
Leandro Politi +6 more
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Visual and ocular motor function in the atypical form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type I [PDF]
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) type I is a rare disease that can be divided into a classical or atypical variant, according to age of onset and clinical pattern.
Amorim, M +7 more
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