Martínez JS

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the usefulness of otoneurological studies in the evaluation of the state and location of the lesion in a group of patients with vertigo or post-traumatic dizziness.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive, observational, prospective and cross-sectional study was done in neuro-otological patients from 2020 to 2023, in which clinical examinations and laboratory tests were performed. Tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, type of trauma, nystagmus frequency, time since trauma, and slow phase velocity (SPV) were statistically analyzed.
Results: One hundred fifty neurotological patients were investigated. The most common symptom reported was vertigo (73.3%), followed by the sensation of getting up (46.6%), tilting and falling (26.6%) and tinnitus (40%).
Conclusions: Craniocorpography was a simpler and faster method for the evaluation of vestibular function than computerized electronystagmography.

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