The Neural Correlates of Central Auditory Dysfunction in Chronic Tinnitus: A Multimodal Approach.

Objectives: It was aimed at assessing the connection between tinnitus and central auditory dysfunction using both central auditory tests (CATs) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for brain regions that are crucial for central auditory processing.

Methods: This prospective case-control study included 15 patients with persistent tinnitus and 20 healthy volunteers as controls. They underwent CATs for memory, attention, and DTI.

Virtual reality versus optokinetic stimulation in visual vertigo rehabilitation.

Background: Visual vertigo (VV) is a condition at which there is worsening or triggering of vestibular symptoms in certain visual environments with large size (full field) repetitive or moving visual patterns as shopping malls.

Purpose: This work was designed to study effect of virtual reality and optokinetic stimulation on rehabilitation of VV.

Method: A total of 60 subjects divided into 2 groups that were simply randomized by the concealed envelope method: Group I consisted of 30 VV patients underwent vestibular rehabilitation using virtual reality.