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Bilateral vestibulopathy, a common cause of chronic instability, involves balance and vision issues. Treatment focuses on vestibular rehabilitation, with emerging therapies showing promise.

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  • Neurology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Bilateral vestibulopathy is an underdiagnosed cause of chronic postural instability.
  • It results from toxic, dysmetabolic, autoimmune, or neurodegenerative factors.
  • Key symptoms include balance disorders and oscillopsia, increasing fall risk.

Purpose:

  • To review the clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, and treatment strategies for bilateral vestibulopathy.
  • To highlight the impact of cognitive and affective disorders associated with the condition.
  • To discuss current and emerging therapeutic approaches.

Summary:

  • Bilateral vestibulopathy presents with postural instability, balance deficits, and visual disturbances (oscillopsia).
  • Diagnosis relies on clinical neurovestibular tests (e.g., dynamic visual acuity, Halmagyi, video head impulse test) and instrumental methods (caloric, sinusoidal rotation tests).
  • Current management involves vestibular rehabilitation, with promising research in galvanic vestibular stimulation, vestibular implants, and cognitive rehabilitation.

Impact:

  • Improved understanding of bilateral vestibulopathy's etiology and clinical spectrum.
  • Highlights diagnostic challenges and the need for wider adoption of neurovestibular testing.
  • Suggests potential for enhanced patient quality of life through targeted rehabilitation and novel interventions.