Vestibulary rehabilitation--election treatment method for compensating vestibular impairment.

Objective: This paper aims to reveal the actual benefit of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) in patients with unilateral vestibular loss.

Patient And Methods: Case report of a young female patient with acute unilateral vestibular loss due to facial nerve schwannoma developed above the internal auditory canal (IAC) from where it seems to have entered the IAC. Betahistine associated to VR treatment was recommended due to persisting imbalance after tumor removal.

A Romanian instrument to facilitate bone density measurement indication in postmenopausal women.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study is to find and valid a clinical instrument which identifies the women that need a bone density measurement because of their high risk for osteoporosis.

Material And Method: A number of 356 women were enrolled in this study. They filled in a study formular and their bone density was measured by DEXA exam (dual energy X-ray absorbtiometry) in the lumbar spine and proximal femur.