Bilateral Vestibulopathy - Current Knowledge and Future Directions to Improve its Diagnosis and Treatment

• Autor principal: Bryan K. Ward (auth)
• Outros Autores: Alexander A. Tarnutzer (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Colecção: Frontiers Research Topics
• Assuntos: Medicine; Dizziness; Gait imbalance; bilateral vestibular loss; New treatment strategies; Inner ear disorders; otolith organs; Vertigo
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Many patients with bilateral vestibulopathy experience chronic oscillopsia due to failure of the vestibulo-ocular reflex and gait instability due to failure of vestibulo-spinal reflexes. There are numerous potential contributing factors, however, many cases remain idiopathic. The diagnosis of bilate...