Dynamic Visual Acuity Results in Otolith Electrical Stimulation in Bilateral Vestibular Dysfunction.

(1) Background. Patients with bilateral vestibular disease (BVD) experience oscillopsia with a detriment to visual acuity (VA). This VA is driven mainly by the VOR that has two components: rotational and translational.

Exploring the frontiers of vestibular migraine: A case series.

Introduction: Patients with episodic vestibular syndrome (EVS) whose symptoms resemble those of vestibular migraine (VM) but who do not meet the criteria for it are common.

Objective: To describe those patients suffering from EVS in whom defined etiologies have been ruled out in order to determine if their symptoms can be linked to VM.

Material And Methods: Prospective multicenter study.

Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with osteoporosis or migraine.

Introduction: Subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a form of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in which during the diagnostic positional maneuvers patients only present vertigo symptoms with no nystagmus.

Objective: To study the characteristics of subjects with subjective benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Methods: Prospective multicenter case-control study.

Epidemiology of vestibular disorders in the otoneurology unit.

Introduction And Objectives: The set of symptoms relating to disorders of the balance system are common in the general population. However, there are few studies quantifying the frequency of onset of the various vestibular disorders that present in specialist otoneurology units in the Spanish population. The aim of this study is to establish the epidemiology of vestibular disorders, their form of presentation, and the expected care burden in a specialist otoneurology clinic.

Cochlear Implant Evaluation: Prognosis Estimation by Data Mining System.

Objective: Prediction of speech recognition (SR) and quality of life (QoL) outcomes after cochlear implantation is one of the most important challenges for otologists. By sifting through very large amounts of data, data mining reveals trends, patterns, and relationships that might otherwise have remained undetected. There are identifiable pre-implantational factors that condition the cochlear implantation outcome.

Reduction in posterior semicircular canal gain by age in video head impulse testing. Observational study.

Introduction: and objectives: In-depth assessment of the vestibulo-ocular reflex with the new video systems available provides information on various previously-unidentified characteristics in patients with peripheral vestibular disorder. The aim of this work is to quantify how often pathological gain (uni- or bilateral) in the posterior semicircular canal (PSC) gain appears in video head-impulse testing (vHIT) with preservation of the gain in the rest of the semicircular canals, and to analyse the relation of this frequency with patient age and/or diagnosis.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study on adults referred to our unit between June 2012 and February 2014.

Audio-vestibular signs and symptoms in Chiari malformation type i. Case series and literature review.

Introduction: Chiari malformation is an alteration of the base of the skull with herniation through the foramen magnum of the brain stem and cerebellum. Although the most common presentation is occipital headache, the association of audio-vestibular symptoms is not rare. The aim of our study was to describe audio-vestibular signs and symptoms in Chiari malformation type i (CM-I).

[Neurofibromatosis type 2 and its head and neck manifestations: literature review and population study in the Community of Cantabria and the province of Las Palmas].

Introduction And Objectives: Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an infrequent autosomal dominant disease characterised by the appearance of viii nerve schwannomas, meningiomas and ocular abnormalities. Incidence of 1:25,000 and prevalence above 1:80,000 are estimated in general. The objectives of our study were to determine current prevalence of NF2 in the Community of Cantabria and the province of Las Palmas, and its head and neck manifestations.

Communication benefits of bilateral cochlear implantation. Retrospective study in 12-year-old children.

Introduction And Objectives: Some studies suggest that simultaneous or sequential cochlear implantation in a short period of time offers additional benefits. There is controversy regarding the existence of an age limit after which a second implantation offers less benefit for the acquisition of communication skills. The objectives of this study were to confirm that sequential cochlear implantation offers benefits compared to unilateral implantation and to study whether, at 12 years of age, there are significant differences regarding the age at the time of the second implantation.

Cochlear implants in adults over 60: a study of communicative benefits and the impact on quality of life.

Objectives: Quantifying the improvement in quality of life (QoL) of cochlear implant (CI) patients over 60, its relation to audiometric benefits and the subjective impact on specific areas of life.

Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted on 26 individuals (17 male and 9 female) older than 60, all implanted in our unit between 1 January 1999 and 31 January 2009. And 10 patients (5 male and 5 female) aged between 40 and 60 were the control group.

[Basilingual xanthoma].

Xanthomas are benign slow-growing dysmetabolism tumours consisting of histiocytes laden with lipid droplets of cholesteryl ester and, sometimes, triglycerides. Two forms of appearance have been identified: as dyslipidemic xanthomatosis with coexisting alteration of lipids, or as normolipidemic xanthomatosis without any lipid level alterations. Involvement of the upper area of aerodigestive tract by this entity is very rare and there are only a few cases in the literature.