title: Vestibular rehabilitation therapy in a patient with chronic vestibulopathy of ramsay hunt syndrome.
abstract: A 60-yr-old man presented with chronic vestibulopathy induced by Ramsay Hunt syndrome for 1 yr. Prolonged dizziness and postural imbalance affected his quality-of-life. He was treated using a 2-mo protocol of customized vestibular rehabilitation therapy consisting of 16 treatment sessions in a rehabilitation clinic and daily home exercises. Significant improvements in the subjective perception of dizziness and objective balance function were found. The results suggest that vestibular rehabilitation therapy may be an effective therapeutic method for chronic vestibulopathy of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Pi-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Wei-Fen
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Tzu-Pu
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*