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Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction

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Bilateral vestibular hypofunction is a devastating disease characterized by oscillopsia and a loss of the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Diagnosis is made by performing specialized bedside exams as well as rotary chair, calorics, and videonystagmography. To date, treatment has been vestibular rehabilitation therapy with mixed results. A vestibular implant is currently in trials to address this problem.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Zachary G. Schwam

  2. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Seilesh Babu & Christopher A. Schutt

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  1. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Seilesh Babu

  2. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Christopher A. Schutt

  3. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Dennis I. Bojrab

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Schwam, Z.G., Babu, S., Schutt, C.A. (2019). Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction. In: Babu, S., Schutt, C., Bojrab, D. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97858-1_20

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