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Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS): effects on the vestibular system

2010

SUMMARY Aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) on the peripheral and central vestibular system, by means of a case series prospective study at the University referral centre of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; 45 consecutive patients suffering from OSAS were compared with a control group of 30 volunteer subjects selected from among the department employees. Severity of the disease was evaluated by means of cardio-respiratory function monitoring during sleep; the apnoea-hypopnoea index was calculated. Both groups underwent: 1) head and neck examination; 2) fibre-optic examination; 3) pure tone audiometry; 4) evaluation of eye mov…

AdultMaleSleep Apnea ObstructiveOSASMiddle AgedDizzinessVestibologyImbalanceYoung AdultVestibular DiseasesVertigoHumansDisequilibriumFemaleProspective StudiesActa Otorhinolaryngologica Italica
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Canal switch and re-entry phenomenon in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: difference between immediate and delayed occurrence

2014

Studio prospettico ideato per la valutazione delle differenze tra la conversione canalare o il rientro degli otoliti nei canali semicircolari successivo alle manovre terapeutiche nei pazienti affetti da VPPB. Sono stati valutati 196 pazienti affetti da VPPB, 127 dei quali corrispondevano ai criteri di inclusione. L’età media dei pazienti era di 54.74 anni. Il canale orizzontale è stato coinvolto in 30 casi e il canale posteriore in 97 pazienti. I pazienti con sordità neurosensoriale presentavano forme ricorrenti di VPPB, rispetto a quelli con udito normale. L’immediato rientro canalare è stato diagnosticato in 3 pazienti con VPPB del canale laterale, tutti con nistagmo geotropo. 7 pazienti …

MaleBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Canal conversion; Dizziness; Vertigo; canal switchTime FactorsDizzinecanal switchMiddle AgedSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataCanal conversionDizzinessVestibologyOtolithic Membraneotorhinolaryngologic diseasesVertigoHumansFemalesense organsProspective StudiesBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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Observational study on risk factors determining residual dizziness after successful benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment: The role of subcl…

2018

Studio osservazionale sui fattori di rischio che causano residual dizziness dopo il trattamento della vertigine parossistica posizionale benigna: il ruolo della VPPB subclinica.Alcuni pazienti, dopo il trattamento della vertigine parossistica posizionale benigna concluso con successo, possono lamentare un disequilibrio residuo. La possibile spiegazione potrebbe essere: la persistenza di otoliti canalari insufficienti a provocare un nistagmo clinicamente evidente, una disfunzione utriculare, coesistenza di altri disordini del sistema vestibolare. Abbiamo condotto uno studio osservazionale prospettico caso-controllo, focalizzando l’attenzione sul ruolo di fattori di rischio che possono causar…

MalePediatricsNistagmoNystagmusResidualSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataDisequilibrio residuoNystagmus0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsMedicine030223 otorhinolaryngologyResidual dizzinessSubclinical infectionAged 80 and overHigh prevalenceDizzineMiddle AgedGeneral Energy030220 oncology & carcinogenesisCohortVPPB soggettivaFemaleBenign paroxysmal positional vertigomedicine.symptomAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoAdolescentVertigine parossistica posizionale benignaResidual dizzineDizzinessNystagmuVestibologyYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesDisequilibriootorhinolaryngologic diseasesHumansIn patientAgedbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseLogistic ModelsOtorhinolaryngologyCase-Control StudiesObservational studysense organsbusinessSubjective BPPV
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Evolution of migraine vertigo in overlapping syndrome with ménière’s disease: Prognostic role of instrumental examination

2021

Migraine vertigo (MV) and Ménière's disease (MD) share several signs and symptoms such as tinnitus, fullness, photophobia, phonophobia, headache and vertigo spells lasting hours.The aim of the present study was to prospectively observe patients with MV with a sporadic audiological symptom evaluated with clinical examination, Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMPs), ECochG and v-HIT.The finding of VEMP asymmetry, according to our cut-off of 33% of difference between sides, resulted in 20 cases, of which 6 had asymmetry of both c-VEMPs and o-VEMPS, all with development of fluctuating hearing during follow-up. ECochG was positive for endolymphatic hydrops in 12 patients.The evolution of …

medicine.medical_specialtyMénière’s diseasePhotophobiaVestibular evoked myogenic potentialMigraine DisordersAudiologyvertigineVestibology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineOverlapping syndromeVertigootorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineVestibular migraineHumansEndolymphatic HydropsEndolymphatic hydropssindrome da sovrapposizione030223 otorhinolaryngologyelettrococleografiaMeniere Diseaseemicrania vestibolarebiologyECochGbusiness.industrybiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseasePrognosismalattia di MénièreGeneral EnergyPhonophobiaVEMPsOtorhinolaryngologyMigraine030220 oncology & carcinogenesisVertigomedicine.symptombusinessTinnitusMeniere's disease
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