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Vertigem no idoso: relato de caso / Vertigo in elderly: a case report
Levandowski, Marcelle Alpino; Bueno, Valéria Kruskiewicz; Marchiori, Luciana Lozza de Moraes; Melo, Juliana Jandre.
Affiliation
  • Levandowski, Marcelle Alpino; Centro Auditivo Telex de Londrina. Londrina. BR
  • Bueno, Valéria Kruskiewicz; Phono Clínica de Londrina. Londrina. BR
  • Marchiori, Luciana Lozza de Moraes; Universidade Norte do Paraná. Londirna. BR
  • Melo, Juliana Jandre; Universidade Norte do Paraná. Londrina. BR
Rev. CEFAC ; 10(4): 588-591, out.-dez. 2008.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-507424
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RESUMO
TEMA investigar a vertigem em paciente idosa com vários comprometimentos sistêmicos e avaliar a efetividade terapêutica para o tratamento da vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna (VPPB). PROCEDIMENTOS estudo de caso longitudinal de paciente do sexo feminino com vertigem submetido à terapia fonoaudiológica com exercícios de habituação vestibular.

RESULTADOS:

no período de seis meses, observou-se melhora no quadro vertiginoso da paciente.

CONCLUSÃO:

a reabilitação vestibular com exercícios de habituação vestibular mostrou eficácia no tratamento da VPPB da paciente.
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

to investigate the vertigo in elderly woman with several systemic commitments and evaluate treatment effectiveness for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). PROCEDURES longitudinal clinical study of a female patient with vertigo submitted to speech and hearing therapy with vestibular habituation exercises.

RESULTS:

after six months the patient had clinical improvement.

CONCLUSION:

vestibular rehabilitation with vestibular habituation exercises showed effectiveness in the treatment of this patient with BPPV.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Quality of Life / Speech Therapy / Vertigo / Postural Balance Aspects: Patient-preference Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. CEFAC Journal subject: Terapia / Speech-Language Pathology / Terapia / Reabilita‡Æo Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Auditivo Telex de Londrina/BR / Phono Clínica de Londrina/BR / Universidade Norte do Paraná/BR
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Quality of Life / Speech Therapy / Vertigo / Postural Balance Aspects: Patient-preference Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. CEFAC Journal subject: Terapia / Speech-Language Pathology / Terapia / Reabilita‡Æo Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Auditivo Telex de Londrina/BR / Phono Clínica de Londrina/BR / Universidade Norte do Paraná/BR