vestibular Flashcards
risk
38% risk of some loss and 10% servere to profound loss of vestibular funtcion
bilateral vestibular weaknesses
severe imbalance, oscillopsia, postural instability
vestibular exam
patient history
physical exam screening
review of labyrinthine anatomy via imaging
unilateral indicators
oscillopsia or vertigo to one side disequillibrium aural fullness and tinnitus motion inolerance postural symptoms headache
very brief elicited by valsalva
perilymphatic fistula
head movements 15-30 seconds
BPPV
repeated lasting minutes to days
migrane
signal, day long episodes with slow compensation
schwannoma head trauma
unilateral
intratympanic gent treatment
otological surgery
trauma
bilateral
iv ahminoglycosides
meningitis
chemo or radiation
vestib in peds
delay in postural milestones
failure to hold head control and independent sitting. family history of GENETIC SYNDROME
USHERS!!!!!!!!!! other syndromes too
waardenburg goldenhar
charge
VEMP
pressure so you can test profoudn