Glucocorticoids improve acute dizziness symptoms following acute unilateral vestibulopathy.

Acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUV) is characterized by acute vertigo, nausea, and imbalance without neurological deficits or auditory symptomatology. Here, we explore the effect of glucocorticoid treatment on the degree of canal paresis in patients with AUV, and critically, establish its relationship with dizziness symptom recovery. We recruited consecutive patients who were retrospectively assigned to one of the two groups according to whether they received glucocorticoid treatment (n = 32) or not (n = 44).

Vestibular function in cochlear implantation: Correlating objectiveness and subjectiveness.

Objective: To evaluate vestibular function before and after cochlear implantation (CI) STUDY DESIGN: A prospective descriptive study.

Material And Methods: Thirty consecutive patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss undergoing CI. Objective assessment of vestibular function was performed with the caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT) in patients before and after CI.

[Peripheral vertigo versus central vertigo. Application of the HINTS protocol].

Introduction: One of the most important dilemmas concerning vertigo in emergency departments is its differential diagnosis. There are highly sensitive warning signs in the examination that can put us on the path towards finding ourselves before a case of central vertigo.

Aim: To determine how effective the application of the HINTS protocol is in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular accidents that mimics peripheral vertigo.

"Seeing" cochlear implant misplacement without imaging test.

Electrode array misplacement is an infrequent complication in cochlear implant surgery. A case report of electrode array insertion into the posterior semicircular canal, and its effects on the vestibular function is described. Video head impulse test (vHIT) has become an exceptional diagnostic tool to study vestibular function.