Background New insights have expanded the influence of the vestibular system to the regulation of circadian rhythmicity. Indeed, hypergravity or bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in rodents causes a disruption in their daily rhythmicity for several days. The vestibular system thus influences hypothalamic regulation of circadian rhythms on Earth, which raises the question of whether daily […]
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Cause to Reflect on Vestibular Rehabilitation for PPPD
Patients with chronic dizziness are often diagnosed with a functional dizziness syndrome such as PPPD, previously known as Phobic Postural Vertigo (PVD). Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) PPPD is based on a condition called phobic postural vertigo (PPV) first described in the 1980’s by Brandt and Dieterich, two eminent German neurologists. The primary symptoms of PPPD […]
A Deaf Ear is Not a Dead Ear: Looking Inside the Cochlea With Prof. Helge Rask-Andersen
Prof. Rask-Andersen is a specialist in ENT & Audiology, an anatomist, and electron microscopist, and he is a senior Professor in experimental Otology at the Uppsala University and the Academic Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden. He currently runs the Research Department at the Academic Hospital. In this article, Prof. Rask-Andersen explains the intricate functions of the cochlea and […]
Confused by concussion; the research still needs to be done.
. Dr Margie Sharpe has been saying for a number of years, research is needed to look at the effects of mild traumatic head injuries and the connections to dementia later in life. She has said, . “If only we could talk to the brains of our patients with movement disorders caused by disease (e.g. Stroke, Parkinson’s disease) […]
Mal de Débarquement Syndrome | Pregnancy Survey
You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted by Dr. Cherylea Browne, Lecturer in Human Anatomy, School of Science & Health and Ms. Viviana Mucci, Doctoral Student, Antwerp University Research Centre for Equilibrium and Aerospace (AUREA) & Laboratory of BioMedical Physics (BIMEF), University of Antwerp. This research aims to contribute to the […]
Tuned into Semont maneuver research
Prof. Dr. Margie Sharpe is honoured to have been invited to join Prof. Dr Michael Strupp’s research group for the Semont Plus study. This study will measure head extension beyond horizontal in patients with BPPV to validate the findings of the original study – Determinants for a Successful S’mont Maneuver: An In vitro Study with […]