Vertiginous Symptoms and Objective Measures of Postural Balance in Elderly People with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Submitted to the Epley Maneuver

Vertiginous Symptoms and Objective Measures of Postural Balance in Elderly People with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Submitted to the Epley Maneuver

Abstract Introduction Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common and treatable causes of peripheral vestibular vertigo in adults. Its incidence increases with age, eventually leading to disability and a decreased quality of life. Objective The res...

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Main Authors: Camila Nicácio da Silva, Karyna Myrelly O. B. de Figueiredo Ribeiro, Raysa Vanessa de Medeiros Freitas, Lidiane Maria de Britho Macedo Ferreira, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
vestibular diseases
postural balance
aged
rehabilitation
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1565915

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