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CENTRAL VERTIGO-RECENT PERSPECTIVES

Prof. A.V. SRINIVASANM.D,D.M,PhD,F.A.A.N,F.I.A.N

PROFESSOR EMERITUS –

THE TAMILNADU DR.M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Prof. A.V. SRINIVASANM.D,D.M,PhD,F.A.A.N,F.I.A.N

PROFESSOR EMERITUS –

THE TAMILNADU DR.M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

07-01-11-CHENNAI

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Dr_2.avi

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Balance the imbalance

Vertigo denotes a hallucinatory sensation of movement

Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn

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Prevalence of Vertigo and Giddiness

• 5 % of Patients visiting the General

Practitioner

• 10 % of Patients visiting the

Otorhinolaryngologist

Oosterveld WJ, Adv. Oto-rhino-laryng, 1983, 29, 39-49Oosterveld WJ, Adv. Oto-rhino-laryng, 1983, 29, 39-49

“My Opinions are founded on knowledge

but modified by experience”

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What causes vertigo?

• Contradictory information from

– The vestibular system (ears)

– The visual system (eyes)

– The Proprioceptive system (muscles, joints)

Daroff RB, ‘Faintness, Syncope, Dizziness and Vertigo’ IN Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 14 th edn, 105

Daroff RB, ‘Faintness, Syncope, Dizziness and Vertigo’ IN Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 14 th edn, 105

Experience can be defined as

yesterday’s answer to today’s problems

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Types of Dizziness

1. Light headedness2. Multiple sensory deficit3. Cervical spine disease4. Imbalance5. Faintness6. Acute vertigo with nausea and worse

with head motion7. Vertigo present only with head motion

Being ignorant is not so much a shame

as being unwilling to learn

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Sites of Vertigo

The secret of walking on water is

Knowing where the stones are

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Causes of Vertigo (Peripheral Vestibular - arises in Vestibule)

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

• Meniere’s Disease

• Labyrinthitis

• Head Injuries & Surgical Trauma

• Pressure Vertigo

Memory, the daughter of attention ,

is the teeming mother of knowledge - Martin Tupper

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Causes of Vertigo (Intermediate Vestibular - arises in Vestibular Nerve)

• Vestibular neuronitis

• Acoustic neuroma

• Drugs

Science is below the mind; Spirituality is beyond the mind

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Causes of Vertigo (Central vestibular - arises in Vestibular Nuclei)

• VBI (Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency)

• Arteriosclerosis

• Cervical Spondylosis

• Whiplash injuries of Neck

• Brain Tumors

Success is a prize to be won. Action is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the road side.

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Head injuries

Epilepsy

Multiple sclerosis

Hypoglycemia

Migraine

Non-Vestibular Causes of Vertigo

• Ocular vertigo

• Anemia

• Cardiovascular (orthostatic

hypotension)

• Cerebrovascular disorders

• Psychogenic

• Brain tumors

In any field, find the strangest thing and explore it

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Another classification of vertigo• Paroxysmal Vertigo - sudden attack comes on

quickly, lasts for a short time

• The single attack - sudden intense attack fading away slowly

• Chronic vertigo - not severe

• Positional vertigo - occurs following sudden movements of head in certain positions

• Dizzy spells - lasting a few seconds occurring irregularly

What is mind no matter; What is matter never mind

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Medical History• Description of symptoms by patient

• Classification of vertigo attacks (Which type, how debilitating, frequency, duration, vegetative symptoms)

• Influencing circumstances (Injuries, drugs taken, stress, eating pattern, Illnesses)

• Secondary symptoms (Tinnitus, Hearing loss, Headache, nausea/ vomiting)

Biswas A., ‘Neurotological History Taking’ IN An Introduction to Neurotology, 1998, 8-11

Biswas A., ‘Neurotological History Taking’ IN An Introduction to Neurotology, 1998, 8-11

DIAGNOSIS OF VERTIGO

Take time to think; it is the source of powerTake time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom

Take time to work; it is the price of success

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Adapted from Biswas A.,’Clinical tests in Neurotology’ IN An Introduction to

Neurotology, 1998, 13-25

Adapted from Biswas A.,’Clinical tests in Neurotology’ IN An Introduction to

Neurotology, 1998, 13-25

Balance Tests• Postural tests

– Romberg test

– Unterberger test

– Babinski-weill test

– Barany Pointing test

• Eye movement test– Nystagmus

Character gets you out of bed; Commitment moves you to action; Faith, Hope and Discipline follow

through to completion

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Every thing should be made as simple as possible; but not simpler

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•Patient closes eyes and stretches arms out in front

•Walks on spot for a minute

•Patients with vertigo will start to turn his axis in particular direction

•The knees raised as high as possible

“Healthy Mind and Healthy expression of Emotion go hand in Hand”

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• Deviation to one side in pointing occurs in patients with vertigo

BARANY’S

Give us the GRACE to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed the COURAGE to change the things that should be changed

and the WISDOM to know the difference

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Patient with vertigo starts to walk in a star shapePatient with vertigo starts to walk in a star shape

Babinsky- Weill Test

Patient closes his eyes and takes 5 steps forward

and 5 steps back for 30 seconds

NATURE, TIME AND PATIENCE are the 3 great physicians

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Spontaneous nystagmus

No nystagmus Nystagmus

eyes closed eyes closed

Eyes openEyes open

No Nystagmus NoNystagmusNystagmus Nystagmus

Peripheral CentralPeripheral or

disorder disorder central

disorder

No Nystagmus NoNystagmusNystagmus Nystagmus

Peripheral CentralPeripheral or

disorder disorder central

disorderTruth comes out of error sooner than that of confusion

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Induced nystagmus• Positional nystagmus

Any nystagmus that occurs when the head

is in position other than normal upright

• Positioning nystagmus

occurs when change of head position and

used to diagnose BPPV

The Truth is Fear & Immorality are two of the greatest inhibitors of Performance to progress

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Differentiation of Peripheral and Central VertigoSign / Symptom Peripheral Central (Brainstem

(Labyrinth) or Cerebellum)

Direction of associated Unidirectional; fast Bidirectional or nystagmus phase opposite lesion* unidirectional

Purely horizontal Uncommon Commonnystagmus without torsional component

Vertical or purely Never present May be presenttorsional nysagmus

Visual fixation Inhibits nystagmus and No inhibitionvertigo

Direction of associated Unidirectional; fast Bidirectional or nystagmus phase opposite lesion* unidirectional

Purely horizontal Uncommon Commonnystagmus without torsional component

Vertical or purely Never present May be presenttorsional nysagmus

Visual fixation Inhibits nystagmus and No inhibitionvertigo

* In Meniere’s disease, the direction of the fast phase is variable.* In Meniere’s disease, the direction of the fast phase is variable.Daroff R. B., ‘Faintness Syncope, Dizziness and vertigo IN Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, 105Daroff R. B., ‘Faintness Syncope, Dizziness and vertigo IN Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, 105

“Fools Admire but of men of sense approve”

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Differentiation of Peripheral and Central Vertigo

Sign / Symptom Peripheral (Labyrinth) Central (Brainstem or Cerebellum)

Severity of vertigo Marked Often mildDirection of spin Toward fast phase VariedDirection of fall Toward slow phase VariableDuration of Finite (minutes, days, May be chronicsymptoms weeks) but recurrentTinnitus and /or Often present Usually absentdeafnessAssociated central None Extremely commonabnormalitiesCommon causes Infection (labyrinthitis), Vascular, demyelinating,

Meniere's, neuronitis, neoplasmischemia, trauma, toxin

Severity of vertigo Marked Often mildDirection of spin Toward fast phase VariedDirection of fall Toward slow phase VariableDuration of Finite (minutes, days, May be chronicsymptoms weeks) but recurrentTinnitus and /or Often present Usually absentdeafnessAssociated central None Extremely commonabnormalitiesCommon causes Infection (labyrinthitis), Vascular, demyelinating,

Meniere's, neuronitis, neoplasmischemia, trauma, toxin

Daroff R. B., ‘Faintness Syncope, Dizziness and vertigo IN Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, 105Daroff R. B., ‘Faintness Syncope, Dizziness and vertigo IN Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, 105

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“The True Art of Memory is The Art of Attention” - S.Johnson

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“ We Sometimes think we have forgotten something when in fact we never really learned it in the first place”

Imp.Your Memory Skills

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Through Action You Create your Own Education - D.B. ELLIS

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• Acute peripheral vestibulopathy (for a maximum of 1 – 3 days)•

• Acute brainstem lesion near the vestibular nuclei• • Frequent and severe attacks of vertigo accompanied by •

nausea and vomiting• Severe benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo with

nausea • and vomiting (0.5 h before the liberatory maneuvers)

• Prevention of motion sickness• • Central positional/positioning vertigo with vomiting.

Thought is the labour of the intellect Reverie is its pleasure

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Saccades and Vestibular Ocular motor adaptation

• Saccade adaptation• Cross-axis adaptation• On axis adaptation: New findings• Changes in the dynamic properties of adapted saccades• A role for forward models in the control of saccades• Behavioral deficits in saccade adaptation with cerebellar lesions• Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) adaptation• VOR adaptation induced by position and alternate error signals• Compensatory saccades as an adaptation to abnormal

peripheral VOR function• Physiological correlates of saccade and VOR adaptation

Imagination is more Important than KnowledgeImagination is more Important than Knowledge

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Whatever the Mind can conceive and Believe, the mind can Achieve -Napoleon Hill

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A open foe may prove a curse ; but a pretended friend is worse

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Management of vertigo

• Pharmacotherapy

• Adaptation exercises

• Surgery

“Social Isolation is in itself a pathogenic

Factor for disease production”

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A Vertigo Patient

I WANT ..

• Fewer attacks every month

• Attacks should not be as

bad as before

• Attacks should not last long

A true commitment is a heart felt promise to yourself from which you will not back

down

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Pharmacotherapy(Antivertigo drugs)

Vertigo suppression drugs

• Anticholinergics

• Sympathomimetics

• Antihistaminics

• Psychotherapeutic drugs

• Antiemetic phenothiazines

Drugs modifying underlying pathology

• Cerebroactive drugs• Vasodilators• Diuretics• Corticosteroids• Antibacterial drugs

Thinking is the hardest work there is,

which is probable reason why so few engage in it.

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Site of action of anti-vertigo drugs

• Labryinth – Diuretic and corticosteroids• Blood flow – Vasodilators• Reticular formation – Sympathomimetics• Reticular formation Antiemetic

(cholinergic pathway) Antihistaminesvestibular nuclei Anticholinergics

• GABAnergic suppression - Psychotherapeutic drugs

of vestibular nuclei

Mind is the great level of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered

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Phenothiazines(Prochlorperazine,Thiethylperazine)

• Prochlorperazine is less sedating than some other phenothiazines but drowsiness still occurs

• Also causes hypotension, Parkinsonian side effects

--Betts T et al, Brit. J. Clin. Pharmac, 1991, 32, 455-8,

--Curley JWA, E N T Journal, 1984, 65, 555-560

• “The drug which most commonly causes parkinsonism in general practice is Prochlorperazine”

--Chaplin S, Geriatric Medicine, 1989, Feb, 13-14

Serious, sincere, systematic studies, surely secure supreme success

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Anxiolytics (Tranquilizers)(Benzodiazepines such as diazepam, Lorazepam)

• No effect on the underlying vertigo

• Helps patient endure the symptoms by allaying anxiety

• Many side effects drowsiness and sedation, dependence

and addiction abuse potential, psychomotor

impairment, memory loss, interactions with alcohol

Harris T, Ear Nose Throat J, 1984, 65, 551-5

“Men of Genius Admired: Men of Wealth envied women of power feared but only women of

character are trusted”

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Diuretics(e.g. Furosemide, Hydrochlorthiazide)

• Used in vertigo and meniere’s disease

• Reduce the volume of endolymph by promoting

urine flow and reducing fluid retention.

• Use mainly associated with electrolyte imbalance

Ludman H, Brit. Med. J., 1981, 282, 454-457, Harris T, Ear Nose Throat J, 1984, 65, 551-5

Ludman H, Brit. Med. J., 1981, 282, 454-457, Harris T, Ear Nose Throat J, 1984, 65, 551-5

“Motivation is the Spark that lights the Fire of Knowledge and

fuels the engine of Accomplishment”

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Cinnarizine, Collin Dollery Therapeutic Drugs, C240-3, Godfraind T et al, Drugs of Today, 1982, XVIII(1), 27-42, Venkataraman S, Neurosciences Today, 1997, Vol. I, 3&4, 205-6, Norre M E, Crit Rev. Phy. Rehab. Med., 1990, 2,2,101-20

AntihistaminesCinnarizine, Flunarizine, Cyclizine

• Drowsiness and blurred vision (Difficult for patients who drive or operate machinery)

• Delay normal vestibular compensation process• Cinnarizine and Flunarizine act via calcium antagonism,

unspecific action may cause side effects– Weight gain & depression (serotonergic effects)

– Extrapyramidal symptoms (dopaminergic effects)

– G.I. upset

Marriage and Private Practice are the two extinguishers of science

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Betahistine

Trusted therapy for more than

41 million

Vertigo patients worldwide

At twenty the will rules

At thirty the intellect

At forty the Judgment

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Betahistine - Summary• Pharmacokinetics: Rapid and complete absorption after

oral route

• Pharmacology: It is a H1 agonist and H3 receptor antagonist. It increases cochlear and cerebral blood flow and regulates firing activity of vestibular nuclei.

• Dose: 24-48 mg /day

• Indication: vertigo, meniere’s syndrome

• Contraindications: not known

• Precaution for use: pheochromocytoma, peptic ulcer, bronchial asthma

“The True Art of Memory is The Art of Attention”

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CLINICAL STUDIESPHARMACOLOGICAL

EFFECTS

“ We Sometimes think we have forgotten something when in fact we never really learned it in the first place”

Imp.Your Memory Skills

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Dose-Dependent effect of Betahistine in• Improving cochlear blood flow (Laurikainen, 1993)

• Reducing firing frequency of vestibular nuclei (Unemoto, 1982 )

• Reducing duration of nystagmus (Oosterveld, 1987)

• Reduction in resting firing of ampullar receptors (Botta, 2000)

Higher the dose, faster and better the effectHigher the dose, faster and better the effect

Through Action You Create your Own Education - D.B. ELLIS

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Results: Comparing efficacy of Betahistine and Cinnarizine in facilitating vestibular compensation

• Lesser Vestibulo Ocular Reflux (VOR) asymmetry score with Betahistine treatment than with Cinnarizine treatment

• Higher degree of vestibular compensation with Betahistine than with Cinnarizine

• Faster recovery with Betahistine than Cinnarizine

Colletti, Acta Otolaryngol, 2000, suppl 544, 27-33Colletti, Acta Otolaryngol, 2000, suppl 544, 27-33

Thought is the labour of the intellect

Reverie is its pleasure

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Global evaluation (n=29)Parameters Excellent-good rating in % of patients by

PatientsPhysicians

PatientsPhysiciansEfficacy 100%

100%

Tolerance 100%100%

Effect on associated 95%95%

symptoms

Efficacy 100%100%

Tolerance 100%100%

Effect on associated 95%95%

symptoms

Bradoo RA, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 2000, 52 (2), 151-8

Bradoo RA, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 2000, 52 (2), 151-8

Whatever the Mind can conceive and Believe, the mind can Achieve

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Highlights of the trial• First Indian Trial of Betahistine at a specific dose of

16 mg t.i.d. in medical College

• Betahistine at a dose of 16 mg t.i.d offers faster and better results. 93 % patients completely relieved within 3 weeks of the therapy

• Also proves the excellent tolerance of Betahistine at a dosage of 16 mg t.i.d.

• Focus on new insight into the management of acute cases with this therapy

Bradoo RA, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 2000, 52 (2), 151-8Bradoo RA, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 2000, 52 (2), 151-8

Imagination is more Important than Knowledge

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99m Tc HMPAO transaxial images of brain (6mm slices)P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai

99m Tc HMPAO transaxial images of brain (6mm slices)P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai

Figure I: The top row images show HYPOPERFUSION in the left temporal lobe prior to therapy & the bottom row images of the same patient show complete NORMALISATION OF PERFUSION after 4 weeks of Betahistine therapy 16 mg three times daily

Pre-Betahistine Therapy (15.06.1999) No. 2540

Post-Betahistine Therapy (12.07.1999) No. 2922

Reference ImageReference ImageSPECTSPECT MRIMRI

R L R LR L R L

Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9 Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9

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99m Tc- HMPAO transaxial images of brain (6 mm slices)P.D.Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai

Figure II: The top row images show HYPOPERFUSION in the right inferior cerebellar region prior to therapy. The bottom row images show almost complete NORMALISATION OF PERFUSION following 2 weeks of Betahistine therapy 16 mg three times daily.

Pre-Betahistine Therapy (27.02.1998) No.791

Post-Betahistine Therapy (10.03.1998) No. 1950

Reference Image

SPECT MRI

R L R L

Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9 Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9

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99m Tc- HMPAO sagittal images of brain (6 mm slices)P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai

Figure III: The top row images show a well-defined focalized HYPOPERFUSION in the right parieto-occipital region prior to therapy. The bottom row images show almost complete NORMALISATION OF PERFUSION of this region after 3 weeks of Betahistine therapy 16 mg three times daily.

Pre-Betahistine Therapy (17.03.1999) No.1086

Post-Betahistine Therapy (08.04.1999) No.1599

Reference ImageSPECT MRI

R L R L

Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9 Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Neurology India, 2000,48, 255-9

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A comparison of Betahistine and CinnarizineBetahistine Cinnarizine

• No drowsiness Drowsiness - side effect

• Facilitates compensation slows down compensation

• Suitable for use with should not be used vestibular habituation with vestibular therapy habituation therapy

• No drowsiness Drowsiness - side effect

• Facilitates compensation slows down compensation

• Suitable for use with should not be used vestibular habituation with vestibular therapy habituation therapy Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36 ,

Colletti V, Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 544, 27-33.Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol H N S, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36 ,

Colletti V, Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 544, 27-33.

A open foe may prove a curse ; but a pretended friend is worse

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Betahistine vs. CinnarizineTolerance

Vertin CinnarizineNo extrapyramidal side Extrapyramidal sideeffects on long term since effects (Parkinson’s)no antidopaminergic effects common due to anti-

dopaminergic effects

•No caution required Caution in elderly in the elderly Ref.(Collin Dollery

Drugs)

Discipline Weighs ounces; Regret weighs Tons

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Betahistine vs. CinnarizineTolerance

Betahistine Cinnarizine

No caution in Hypotensive High dose-cautionpatients since no effect in hypotensive-dueon B.P . to possibility(Stough study) of lowering of B.P.

(Martindale ref)

The sign wasn’t placed there

By the Big Printer in the sky

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Betahistine vs. Cinnarizine

Vertin Cinnarizine

•Increases alertness Causes drowsiness (Coelho ref) (Deering study)

•No effect on driving Should not drive or performance (Betts operate machinery Study) Ref(Collin Dollery

Drugs)

It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well

nor sufficient judgment to keep silent

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•Efficacy (Deering study)•Safety/ tolerance (Deering study)•Facilitates compensation unlike Cinnarizine (Colletti study)•No drowsiness unlike Cinnarizine (Kirtane)•Suitable for use with Vestibular Habituation

Therapy (VHT) unlike Cinnarizine (Kirtane)

Betahistine superior to Cinnarizine in

You are what you think and not what you think you are

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Betahistine -24

• Assured patient compliance

• Convenient dosage

• Established efficacy & safety

Beware the flawless performance

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Dose of Betahistine48 mg /day

Martindale, 2002, Coelho MH IN Basics on Vertigo, Dizziness & Imbalance, 1999

Men will never understand women and women will never understand men;

And that’s the one thing men and women will never understand

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Betahistine given as just 2 doses per day- easier to Rx for patients not wishing to take medicine in middle of day

Conclusion

-Tran Ba Huy, J Fr. Oto-Rhino-Laryngol (JFPRL), 1992, 41 (suppl 3), HV

We do not know one millionth of one percent about anything – Thomas Edison

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MANAGEMENT OF VERTIGO

VESTIBULAR HABITUATION

THERAPY(VHT)

We learn by thinking and the quality of the learning outcome is determined by the quality of our thoughts

R.B. Schmeck

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Vestibular Rehabilitation• Adaptation - A phenomenon which helps a patient with

persisting peripheral dysfunctional state to regain normal balance.

• Habituation - Repeated exposure of the body to “mismatched “ sensory input.

• Compensation – A goal directed process induced by some recognized errors, directed towards its elimination

Norre M E, Crit. Rev. Phy. Rehab. Med., 1990, 2, 2, 101-120, Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol HNS, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36.

Norre M E, Crit. Rev. Phy. Rehab. Med., 1990, 2, 2, 101-120, Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol HNS, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely re arranging their prejudices

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Do’s and don’ts in encouraging vestibular compensation

Do’s and don’ts in encouraging vestibular compensation

Encourage• Alertness• Active & passive

movements• Large Support Surface• Fine motor task• Visual stimuli• General care

Avoid• Sedation• Immobility• Dark environment• Solitude standing

Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol HNS, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36.

Kirtane MV, Ind. J. Otolaryngol HNS, 1999, 51 (2), 27-36.

Many Ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang UP

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Colletti, Acta Otolaryngol, 2000, suppl 544, 27-33

Results: Comparing efficacy of Betahistine and Cinnarizine in

facilitating vestibular compensation

• Lesser VOR asymmetry score with Betahistine

treatment than with Cinnarizine treatment

• Higher degree of vestibular compensation with

Betahistine than with Cinnarizine

• Faster recovery with Betahistine than with

Cinnarizine

A woman’s desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions

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EXERCISES IN VESTIBULAR

HABITUATION THERAPY

Every discovery contains an irrational element or 4 creative intuition

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EXERCISES IN BED : EYE MOVEMENTS

Looking up and then down

I have never let my Medical schooling interfere with my education

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EXERCISES IN BED : EYE MOVEMENTS

Looking alternately left and right

“ He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass”-

Annoy

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EXERCISES IN BED : EYE MOVEMENTS

Convergence Exercises

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing

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EXERCISES IN BED : HEAD MOVEMENTS

Bending alternately forward and backward

A (Neurologist’s) life is like a piece of paper on which everyone who passes by leaves an impression

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EXERCISES IN BED : HEAD MOVEMENTS

Turning alternatively to the left and then right

A medical school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life

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Shrugging and rotating shoulders

EXERCISES IN SITTING POSITION

“By Nature All Men/ Women are alike but

by Education widely different”

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Bending forward and picking up objects from the floor

EXERCISES IN SITTING POSITION

The art of medicine is caring for the heart of the patient

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EXERCISES IN SITTING POSITION

Turning head and trunk alternately to the left and the right

The best time to cut an umbilical cord is at birth

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Changing from sitting to standing, initially with eyes open and then with the eyes closed

EXERCISES IN STANDING POSITION

There are two theories to arguing with women; neither one works

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Throwing a small (ping pong) ball in, an arc from

hand to hand and following it with the eyes

EXERCISES IN STANDING POSITION

I want to be one in a million in life; but in the end I accept I am one of a million

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EXERCISES IN STANDING POSITION

Throwing a small ball from hand to hand under the knee

We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops

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Throwing and catching the ball while walking

EXERCISES WHILE WALKING

Women use silence to punish men but men loves silence

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Walking around in the room with eyes open and closed

EXERCISES WHILE WALKING

Men prefer looks to brain because most men can see better than they can think

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Walking up and down a flight of stairs

EXERCISES WHILE WALKING

Always tell the truth and then run

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Playing any game involving bending, stretching and aiming with the ball

EXERCISES WHILE WALKING

A woman will lie to make you to feel good;

A man lies to make himself look good

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Dedicated to my family for making everything worthwhile

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LISTEN not to contradict or confute

Nor to Believe and Take for Granted

but TO WEIGH AND CONSIDER

THANK YOUMy sincere thanks to sri madan for his

meticulous computer work My sincere thanks to sri madan for his

meticulous computer work