POSTTRAUMATIC VERTIGO AND TREATMENT BY PH YSICAL EXERCISES

Authors
Citation
Kf. Hamann, POSTTRAUMATIC VERTIGO AND TREATMENT BY PH YSICAL EXERCISES, Nervenheilkunde, 16(2), 1997, pp. 90-92
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Psychiatry
Journal title
ISSN journal
07221541
Volume
16
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
90 - 92
Database
ISI
SICI code
0722-1541(1997)16:2<90:PVATBP>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Posttraumatic vertigo can be classified into main forms: the benign pa roxysmal positioning vertigo (BPPV) and vertigo due to a unilateral fu nctional deficit. The BPPV actually is considered as a canalolithiasis , it means a dislocation of otolithic particles into the semicircular canals, which is often triggered by head traumatism. In other cases th e lesion consists in a damage of vestibular hair cells or the vestibul ar nerve. For canalolithiasis a repositioning or a liberatory procedur e is recommended, for unilateral lesions a habituation program in orde r to improve central compensation. In general the prognosis for posttr aumatic vertigo is good.