Neurotological findings in patients with Parkinson's disease.
The number of elderly people is increasing considerably in our settings, and with that we have a matching increase in chronic-degenerative diseases - such as Parkinson's Disease (PD), which has balance-related symptoms associated and is increasingly more prevalent in the elderly population.


OBJECTIVE
Study labyrinth exams in PD patients and associate them with vestibular disorders.


METHODS
contemporary cross-sectional cohort.


METHODS
Thirty patients were assessed, twenty females and ten males, at the age range of 48 - 84 years.


METHODS
anamnesis, ear inspection and vestibular assessment by means of a vecto-electronystagmography (VENG).


RESULTS
a) As to the neurotological complaints reported in the anamnesis, there was a prevalence of: tremor (100.0%), dizziness (43.3%), tinnitus (40.0%), gait unbalance and falls (36.6%) in each; b) in assessing the vestibular function, there was a significant difference in the rate of altered exams (p=0.0000); c) Most alterations happened in the peripheral vestibular system (93.3%) and the caloric test, with a predominance of bilateral labyrinth hyporreflexia (30,0%); d) The exam results were correlated with the vestibular symptoms and we noticed that there were no significant differences.


CONCLUSIONS
this study showed us a significant number of altered exams, unrelated to symptoms.
Bassetto
Jackeline Martins
JM
Zeigelboim
Bianca Simone
BS
Jurkiewicz
Ari Leon
AL
Klagenberg
Karlin Fabianne
KF
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology