Posturografia do Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) na doença de Ménière

• Autor(a) principal: Cusin, Flávia Salvaterra [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Ganança, Mauricio Malavasi [UNIFESP], Ganança, Fernando Freitas [UNIFESP], Ganança, Cristina Freitas [UNIFESP], Caovilla, Heloisa Helena [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1808-86942010000500013; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5956
• topic: vestibular function tests; meniere's disease; ear; dizziness; inner; doença de ménière; orelha interna; testes de função vestibular; tontura

Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders. AIM: To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography in patients with Menière's disease. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 30 patients diagnosed with Menière's disease and a control group consisting of 40 healthy matching individuals in relation to age and gender, were submitted to a balance function evaluation by means of a Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography. RESULTS: Comparing patients with Menière's disease and the control group, we found significant differences between the values of the sway speed in the static force plate, down optokinetic stimulation (p=0.038) and horizontal visual vestibular interaction (p=0.049); and of the ellipse area in the static force plate, eyes closed (p=0.001); left optokinetic stimulation (p=0.007); down optokinetic stimulation (p=0.003); horizontal visual vestibular interaction (p=0.003); and vertical visual vestibular interaction (p=0.028). CONCLUSION: The postural control assessment with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography enables the identification of sway speed and ellipse area abnormalities in patients with Menière's disease.