New methods for diagnosis and treatment of vestibular diseases

Dizziness and vertigo are common complaints, with a lifetime prevalence of over 30%. This review provides a brief summary of the recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of neuro-otology. A special focus is placed on the clinical usefulness of vestibular tests. While these have marked...

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Autores principales: Hegemann, Stefan CA, Palla, Antonella
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicine Reports Ltd 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21173877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M2-60
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description Dizziness and vertigo are common complaints, with a lifetime prevalence of over 30%. This review provides a brief summary of the recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of neuro-otology. A special focus is placed on the clinical usefulness of vestibular tests. While these have markedly improved over the years, treatment options for vestibular disorders still remain limited. Available therapies for selected vestibular diseases are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-29906302010-12-20 New methods for diagnosis and treatment of vestibular diseases Hegemann, Stefan CA Palla, Antonella F1000 Med Rep Review Article Dizziness and vertigo are common complaints, with a lifetime prevalence of over 30%. This review provides a brief summary of the recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of neuro-otology. A special focus is placed on the clinical usefulness of vestibular tests. While these have markedly improved over the years, treatment options for vestibular disorders still remain limited. Available therapies for selected vestibular diseases are discussed. Medicine Reports Ltd 2010-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2990630/ /pubmed/21173877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M2-60 Text en © 2010 Medicine Reports Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use this work for commercial purposes
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