Vestibular findings in autosomal recessive ataxia

Bianca Simone Zeigelboim, Helio Afonso Ghizoni, Teive Hugo Amilton Santos de Carvalho, Edna Marcia da Silva Abdulmassih, Jair Mendes Marques and Rafaella Cristyne Cardoso. International Tinnitus Journal. 2013;18(2):156-162.

The most evident neurotological symptoms were dizziness, lack of coordination of movement, and imbalance when walking. Alterations in vestibular examinations occurred in 89.5% of patients, mostly in the caloric test, with a predominance of deficient central vestibular system dysfunction. This underscores the importance of the contribution of topodiagnostic labyrinthine evaluations for neurodegenerative diseases.