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Prosper Menière: the man who located vertigo in the inner ear

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Since the Greek Aellus Galenum (129 AD - c.200/c.216), vertigo was considered a problem attributed to a cerebral disorder, diagnosed as the manifestation of apoplectiform cerebral congestion. In the mid-19th century, the Frenchman Prosper Menière changed this concept by placing the origin of th...

Estudo da eficácia de encapsulação da Cinarizina em cubossomos não-iônicos: caracterização estrutural e citotóxica

Os cubossomos são partículas nanoestruturadas em forma de bicamada lipídica, bicontínuas e altamente curvadas, as quais devem ser estabilizadas por um polímero não-iônico, neste caso o Pluronic® F-127. Podem ser compostos por alguns tipos de lipídios específicos que possuem a capacidade de se a...

Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse test in Ménière disease

Abstract Introduction: Ménière's disease is among the most frequent causes of vestibular disorders. Although it is a clinical diagnosis, a better understanding of the pathophysiology and clinical course of the disease through tests would allow improvement in the prognosis and more effective treatments...

Gadolinium-enhanced MRI reveals dynamic development of endolymphatic hydrops in Ménières disease

Abstract Introduction: Meniere's disease is associated with impaired hearing, tinnitus, vertigo, and aural fullness. Many anatomical studies have suggested idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops as the pathological basis of Meniere's disease, which now can be visualized by using gadolinium -enhanced magnetic ...

Laberintectomía quirúrgica e implante coclear simultáneo en paciente con enfermedad de Ménière bilateral

Los pacientes con enfermedad de Ménière representan un desafío terapéutico para el médico tratante, especialmente cuando no responden al tratamiento médico conservador. Presentamos un caso de un paciente de 45 años con enfermedad de Ménière activa en oído izquierdo sometido a laberintectomía q...

Effects of an intratympanic injection of dexamethasone combined with gentamicin on the expression level of serum p0 protein antibodies in patients with meniere's disease

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of an intratympanic injection of dexamethasone combined with gentamicin on the expression level of serum P0 protein antibodies in patients with Meniere's disease (MD). METHODS: A total of 136 patients with MD treated in our hospital were enrolled in this study. Amo...

Uso de gentamicina transtimpánica: experiencia del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile

RESUMEN Introducción: La gentamicina transtimpánica se utiliza en el manejo de pacientes con vértigo crónico refractario al manejo médico. Objetivo: Describir y analizar las características clínicas, epidemiológicas, y resultados de pacientes sometidos a tratamiento con gentamicina transtimpán...

Terapia con presión positiva para enfermedad de Ménière

Medwave; 19 (3), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN La enfermedad de Ménière es una anomalía del oído interno caracterizada por episodios de vértigo espontáneo, hipoacusia fluctuante y tinnitus. La terapia con presión positiva ha sido utilizada para reducir la intensidad y la frecuencia de las crisis, pero existe controversia respecto...

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in Ménière disease: the current state of endolymphatic hydrops evaluation

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Technical advances in magnetic resonance imaging have allowed to accurately detect and grade endolymphatic space distension in Ménière disease; this was only possible in post-mortem histological studies until a few years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging rules out other causes of vertigo and hea...

Enfoque del paciente con vértigo
Approach to patients with vertigo

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
El vértigo es definido como la sensación de movimiento ilusorio del cuerpo o de los objetos que le rodean. Es una de las causas más comunes de consulta en los departamentos de emergencia, y 2 a 3% de la población mundial consulta anualmente por este síntoma. De acuerdo al compromiso vestibular en el...