Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Sustainably Improves Posture in Bilateral Vestibulopathy

Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Sustainably Improves Posture in Bilateral Vestibulopathy

Patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) suffer from persistent postural imbalance, leading to a marked decrease in quality of life and a higher risk of falls. However, so far, the effective treatments for BV are very limited. We examined whether long-term noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (n...

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Main Authors: Chisato Fujimoto, Naoya Egami, Takuya Kawahara, Yukari Uemura, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Tatsuya Yamasoba, Shinichi Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
bilateral vestibulopathy
galvanic vestibular stimulation
electric stimulation
posture
vestibular diseases
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00900/full

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