Posturografia do Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) na doença de Ménière
Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM: To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography in patients with Menière's disease. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 30 patients diagnose...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/5956 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1808-86942010000500013 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5956 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | vestibular function tests meniere's disease ear dizziness inner doença de ménière orelha interna testes de função vestibular tontura |
| Sumario: | Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM: To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography in patients with Menière's disease. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 30 patients diagnosed with Menière's disease and a control group consisting of 40 healthy matching individuals in relation to age and gender, were submitted to a balance function evaluation by means of a Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography. RESULTS: Comparing patients with Menière's disease and the control group, we found significant differences between the values of the sway speed in the static force plate, down optokinetic stimulation (p=0.038) and horizontal visual vestibular interaction (p=0.049); and of the ellipse area in the static force plate, eyes closed (p=0.001); left optokinetic stimulation (p=0.007); down optokinetic stimulation (p=0.003); horizontal visual vestibular interaction (p=0.003); and vertical visual vestibular interaction (p=0.028). CONCLUSION: The postural control assessment with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography enables the identification of sway speed and ellipse area abnormalities in patients with Menière's disease. |
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