Follow-up of vestibular function in bilateral vestibulopathy

Objectives: Bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) is an often overlooked vestibular disease with various etiologies. Until now, only small case series have reported on the course of the disease. Our main goal was to determine the frequency and extent of recovery or worsening of vestibular function and their dependence on the etiology of BV. Methods: 82 patients (59 males, 23 females; mean age 56.3±17.6 years) diagnosed with BV in our dizziness unit between 1993 and 2005 were examined in a follow-up study. All underwent a neuro-ophthalmological and neuro-otological examination and electronystagmography with caloric irrig…