Neuro-otology Unit

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VERTIGO, PROBLEMS OF SMELL, FACIAL PARALYSIS AND OTHER ALTERATIONS
Evaluation of patients with facial paralysis, dizziness, vertigo, unsteadiness or tinnitus. Comprehensive and specialized assessment allows adequate clinical approach deciding in each case the diagnostic techniques or the most appropriate therapeutic approach
Outpatients
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach and second expert opinion neurological patients with:
episodic vertigo
Positional recurring dizziness and not Positional
Unsteady gait
Loss of olfaction
facial paralysis
Cervical pain
Dysphagia of neurological origin
Detailed clinical history.
neurological examination and neuro-otologic regulated.
Application and evaluation of additional studies come (in cases where they are needed) with almost immediate availability of the same.
Prognostic evaluation.
detailed clinical report
Individualized treatment planning in its various forms, namely:
Decision individualized treatment of causes and / or symptoms.
Assess the need for treatment or admission.
periodic monitoring in consultation with the rate set visits to each particular situation.
multidisciplinary approach through joint discussion with specialists from other services when indicated.
Hospitalization
Acute conditions requiring diagnostic approach, clinical observation or immediate treatment.
suggesting rapid box central origin
Admission for intravenous treatment.
diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers
diagnostic evaluation of patients with specific maneuvers with vertigo or instability.
Hallpike-Dix maneuver with glasses Frenzzel to assess BPPV or central.
Epley maneuver in treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Clinical evaluation of suspected vestibular hypofunction.