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Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Silvia Roberta Gesteira Monteiro1, Maurício Malavasi Ganança, Fernando Freitas Ganança
1Graduate Program in Human Communication Disorders - Federal University of São Paulo - Paulista School of Medicine, SP, Brazil. robertagesteira@gmail.com
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Posturography has been used in the evaluation of patients with vestibular disorders.
Aim:
To evaluate balance control with the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography in patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
Study Design:
Prospective case-control.
Materials And Methods:
A cross-sectional controlled study was carried out in 45 patients with BPPV, and a homogeneous control group consisting of 45 healthy individuals. Patients were submitted to a balance function evaluation by means of the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography.
Results:
The mean values of the ellipse area and the sway velocity in a firm surface and saccadic stimulation (p = 0.060).
Conclusion:
The Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU™) posturography enables to identify postural control abnormalities in patients with BPPV.
