The head impulse test as a predictor of videonystagmography caloric test lateralization according to the level of examiner experience: A prospective open-label study.

We conducted a study to compare how well the head impulse test (HIT), without and with eye-movement recordings, would predict videonystagmographic (VNG) caloric test lateralization when performed by a resident and an experienced otoneurologist. This prospective, open-label, blinded study was conducted in an ambulatory tertiary care referral center. Our study population was made up of 60 patients-29 men and 31 women, aged 20 to 82 years (mean: 56.

Primary solitary intralabyrinthine schwannoma: A report of 7 cases and a review of the literature.

Intralabyrinthine schwannomas (ILSs) are uncommon benign tumors that originate in the Schwann cell sheath of the intralabyrinthine distal branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve. They have no initial involvement in the internal auditory canal, although that might develop later. These lesions can arise inside the cochlea, originate in the vestibule or, in rare cases, develop in the semicircular canals.

Vertigo in children and adolescents: characteristics and outcome.

Objectives: To describe the characteristics and outcome of vertigo in a pediatric population.

Patients: All children and adolescents presenting with vertigo to a tertiary otoneurology clinic between the years 2003-2010 were included in the study.

Results: Thirty-seven patients with a mean age of 14 years were evaluated.

Monothermal caloric testing in the screening of vestibular function.

Introduction: The alternate binaural bithermal caloric test (ABBT) is the standard test for evaluation of the dizzy patient. Monothermal caloric testing (MT) has the potential benefits of reducing the administration time and patient discomfort. The goal of the present study was to investigate the role of MT screening in the prediction of ABBT results.

Prednisone treatment for vestibular neuritis.

Objective: To evaluate the value of corticosteroids in the treatment of vestibular neuritis (VN).

Design: Prospective controlled randomized.

Methods: Thirty VN patients, 15 in the study and 15 in the control group, were the subjects of the study.