Bittar R S, Pedalini M E B, Ramalho J R O, Carneiro C G
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2005;126(1):3-6.
Bilateral vestibular loss is a rare diagnosis among patients with dizziness and imbalance. Nevertheless, symptoms are often disabling and therapy has yet to be established.
To evaluate and describe the clinical outcome of patients with imbalance due to bilateral vestibular loss after a caloric test treated with vestibular rehabilitation.
Retrospective case report.
Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were evaluated in 8 individuals suffering from post-caloric bilateral vestibular paresis who were submitted to vestibular rehabilitation.
Clinical improvement after vestibular rehabilitation was observed in 7 (87.5%) of the 8 patients.
Although complete compensation for bilateral vestibular loss is not expected, vestibular rehabilitation may be used as a therapeutic method in these patients.
双侧前庭功能丧失在头晕和平衡失调患者中是一种罕见的诊断。然而，症状往往使人致残，且治疗方法尚未确立。
评估并描述经冷热试验确诊为双侧前庭功能丧失导致平衡失调的患者接受前庭康复治疗后的临床结果。
回顾性病例报告。
对8例冷热试验后出现双侧前庭轻瘫并接受前庭康复治疗的患者的治疗前后结果进行评估。
8例患者中有7例（87.5%）在接受前庭康复治疗后临床症状有所改善。
虽然双侧前庭功能丧失无法完全代偿，但前庭康复治疗可作为这些患者的一种治疗方法。
