Evaluation and treatment of vestibular dysfunction in children

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 507-518

  Rine, Rose Marie ^a,b   Wiener Vacher, Sylvette ^c  

^a Specialty Therapy Source   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Pediatric vestibular deficits; pediatric vestibular rehabilitation; pediatric vestibular testing

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUNSELING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FATIGUE; GAZE; HEAD INJURY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LABYRINTHITIS; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOLITH; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHOTOPHOBIA; READING; REHABILITATION CARE; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL INFORMATION; WALKING;

CHILD; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; POSTURAL BALANCE; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 84882734393     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130873     Document Type: Article

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