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September 05-06, 2019 | London, UK

7

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International Conference on

2

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International Conference on

Otolaryngology: ENT Surgery

Dental Health and Oral Hygiene

Joint Event

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Otolaryngology Online Journal | ISSN: 2250-0359 | Volume 9

Diagnosis of vestibular disorders in blast-related mild traumatic brain injury patients

Kvasha O, Skobska O

and

Malisheva O

Institute of Neurosurgery, Ukraine

The aim is to analyze the vestibular disorders in blast-related

mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.

Materials and methods:

The retrospective analysis included

39 patients, with TBI during war in Dondass and were treated

from 2017 to 2018. The average age was 35.2 ± 5.7 years.

Group of comparison – 15 healthy persons.

PosturalcontrolfunctionwasassessedwithCS‘‘Stabiloanalyzer

01-03’’ (‘‘Rhythm’’), using open and closed eye Romberg test,

dynamic test “Target”, specialized questioners FGA, DGI, DHI.

Results:

Among patients' complaints were dizziness 79.4%,

stiffness while walking 38.4%, double vision 15.3%, and

otalgia17.9%. During the pure tone audiometry, conductive

hearing loss was observed in 7 patients (17.9%), mixed type

in 5 (12.8%) patients, sensorineural hearig loss: bilateral - in 9

(23.0%); unilateral - at 8 (20.5%); normal hearing in 10 (25.6%)

patients.According to the The Functional Gait Assessment,

the average score for vestibular disorders was 21 ± 3.2, which

corresponds to a mild and moderate disorder.

Dynamic Gait Index:

Theaverageratewas17.3±0.8,indicating

good vestibular compensation for young patients.

DizzinessHandycap Inventory questioner:

34±0.9 corresponds

to a moderate disordes of vestibular function.Analysis of the

resultsobtainedduringtheconductofCSinTBIpatientsrevealed

a probable trend towards statistically significant differences

in the classical baseline indices of statoquinezigrams (length

of fluctuations of the total pressure center, statokinezigma

area more than 200cm³, and average velocity of movement)

according to the group of comparison (p≤0,05).

Conclusion:

Specialized questionnaires and CS method are

the methods of evaluation of spontaneous pathological

vestibular disorders in patients with TBI and open new

opportunities for objective clinical and expert evaluation of

vestibular dysfunction during social security medical exams

andmedical forensic examination of participants of hostilities.

Speaker Biography

Kvasha O has completed her PhD at the age of 25 years from Bogomolets

Nayional Medical University, Ukraine. She is the ENT doctor and neuro-

otologist of the Institute of neurosurgery, Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a member

of La Societe internationale d'otoneurologie (France), International

Society of Aestetic Plastic Surgery, Society of Ukrainian ENT doctors. Her

current research project focuses on vestibular and otologic disorders in

blast-related traumatic brain injury patients. She performs intraoperative

neuromonitoring inthe Instituteofneurosurgery,Kyiv.Shewastrained inThe

Portmann Instuitute, Bordeaux, France. She has 28 publications that have

been cited over 25 times.

e:

elenakvashamed@gmail.com

KvashaOetal.

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Otolaryngologyonline,Volume9

ISSN:2250-0359