Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM: To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography in patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Study design: Prospective case-control. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cros...

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Autores principales: Monteiro, Silvia Roberta Gesteira, Ganança, Maurício Malavasi, Ganança, Fernando Freitas, Ganança, Cristina Freitas, Caovilla, Heloisa Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9446227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22714854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1808-86942012000300017
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Sumario:Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM: To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography in patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Study design: Prospective case-control. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional controlled study was carried out in 45 patients with BPPV, and a homogeneous control group consisting of 45 healthy individuals. Patients were submitted to a balance function evaluation by means of the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography. RESULTS: The mean values of the ellipse area and the sway velocity in a firm surface and saccadic stimulation (p = 0.060). CONCLUSION: The Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography enables to identify postural control abnormalities in patients with BPPV.

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