Role of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Patients with Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Heloisa Coutinho de Toledo,
Erika Celis Aguilar
Abstract:Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) described in 1998 is a disorder characterized by vertigo in response to loud sounds, pulsatile tinnitus, conductive hyperacusis, autophony and chronic disequilibrium. While resurfacing and/or plugging of the superior canal may improve autophony and reduce dizziness handicap, it can result in immediate and long-term deficits in VOR function, necessitating vestibular rehabilitation (VR) during the early post-operative recovery period. Case description: a 34- year-old man… Show more
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