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- Bjerlemo, Berit, et al.
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Recovery after early vestibular rehabilitation in patients with acute unilateral vestibular loss
- 2006
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Ingår i: Audiological Medicine. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1651-386X .- 1651-3835. ; 4:3, s. 117-123
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aims of this study were to follow the recovery process, and explore the disease impact on sick leave in patients with acute unilateral vestibular loss (AUVL). Another aim was to investigate whether initial signs of nystagmus, caloric response, and subjective symptoms of vertigo could predict the return to work. Recovery was followed through the reduction in spontaneous and head-shaking nystagmus, evaluated by Video-Frenzel examination, and by caloric response/asymmetry and spontaneous nystagmus, evaluated by bithermal binaural caloric testing. Information regarding employment, sick leave and subjective symptoms of vertigo was collected using a questionnaire. Twenty-seven patients with AUVL participated in a physiotherapy training programme, starting within 48 h of disease onset. Four assessments were performed: at disease onset, in the acute stage, and after one and six months. In most patients a very rapid cessation of spontaneous nystagmus could be observed (14/27 at a median time of two days after disease onset, a further 10 patients after one month and the remaining three patients after six months). A more prolonged persistence of head shaking nystagmus was observed (24/27, 14/27 and 5/21 of the patients showed head-shaking nystagmus at the three assessments). Caloric asymmetry was normalized after six months in 11/27 patients. A positive and significant correlation was observed between long-lasting sick leave and caloric asymmetry, sense of unsteadiness when standing and walking and older age. Unsteadiness when standing and walking, as well as existence of spontaneous nystagmus, were also positively and significantly correlated with the degree of caloric asymmetry. Spontaneous or head-shaking nystagmus, caloric asymmetry and subjective vertigo at disease onset did not, however, predict sick leave after one or six months. Recovery was excellent in most of the patients.
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- Kollén, Lena, et al.
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Evaluation of treatment in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
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Ingår i: Advances in Physiotherapy. - Oslo : Scandinavian University Press. - 1403-8196 .- 1651-1948. ; 8:3, s. 106-115
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo. The prognosis is good, usually with spontaneous remission within three months, but symptoms may last. Patients were consecutively evaluated before and 1, 6 and 12 months after treatment, to evaluate the long-term effects of the Semont manoeuvre and Brandt & Daroff exercises. The subjects were 17 patients (13 women and four men, mean age 52 years) who had suffered from BPPV for more than three months. The Semont manoeuvre was performed. Patients with vertigo after two Semont manoeuvres were instructed to perform Brandt & Daroff exercises. Follow-up was done by the Dix–Hallpike test, measurement of static/dynamic balance and a health questionnaire; for the vertigo, a visual analogue scale (VAS) was used. Three of 17 patients still suffered from vertigo after 12 months but the nystagmus during the Dix–Hallpike test was significantly decreased. At the end of the study, nine of 17 patients still experienced unsteadiness during standing and walking. It is of importance to perform not only manoeuvres and Brandt & Daroff exercises but also to instruct the patient in vestibular rehabilitation including static/dynamic balance exercises in order to reduce unsteadiness.
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- Kollén, Lena, et al.
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Static and dynamic balance and well-being after acute unilateral vestibular loss
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Ingår i: Audiological Medicine. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1651-386X .- 1651-3835. ; 6:4, s. 265-270
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this trial was to evaluate long-term (after six months) effects of successful vestibular rehabilitation in patients with acute unilateral vestibular loss (AUVL) in relation to static and dynamic balance, hypertension, headache, disturbed sleep and physical exercise habits. A group of 42 patients were included. For comparison, an age and gender matched healthy reference group was used, consisting of 56 subjects. The assessments were static and dynamic balance performances with the Romberg test, a sharpened Romberg test (SREC), standing on one leg with eyes open/closed (SOLEO/SOLEC) and a 10-m walking test, with and without head movements. A questionnaire concerning the occurrence of hypertension, headache, disturbed sleep and physical exercise habits was also administered. The AUVL group walked significantly slower and took shorter steps (p<0.001) compared to the subjects in the reference group. Significantly impaired performances were also found in the AUVL group in SREC (p<0.01) and SOLEC (p<0.05) compared to the reference group. A significantly larger proportion of patients with AUVL (26%) used anti-hypertensive medication compared to the reference group (4%) (p<0.01). This study demonstrated that AUVL patients, after vestibular rehabilitation and compensation, still have long-term static and dynamic balance problems. We have also found that patients who have suffered from AUVL have a higher prevalence of hypertension compared to a reference group.
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