This work reviews the neuropharmacology of the vestibular system, with an emphasis on the
mechanism of action of drugs used in the treatment of vestibular disorders. Clinicians are …

7. Summary and Conclusions A number of lines of evidence suggest that multiple sensory
inputs that are influenced by gravitoinertial accelerations, including those from the vestibular …

Background Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a common chronic condition
presenting in neurology and neuro-otology clinics. Symptoms lie on a spectrum in the …

Resilience research has usually focused on identifying protective factors associated with
specific stress conditions (eg, war, trauma) or psychopathologies (eg, post-traumatic stress …

Comorbidity between balance and anxiety disorders in adult population is a well-studied
clinical entity. Children might be particularly prone to develop balance-anxiety comorbidity …

Background Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is the most common functional
vestibular disorder. A multisensory mismatch altered by psychological influences is …

In this chapter we review the existing literature regarding the interactions between stress
and the mechanisms that maintain balance. Evidence suggests that the interplay between …

The main goal of this cross-sectional study was to detect whether women with fibromyalgia
syndrome (FMS) have altered postural control and to study the sensory contribution to …

Objective: Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a clinical condition
characterized by unsteadiness present on most days for a period of at least 3 months. The …

Background: Agoraphobia was described in 1871 as a condition of fear-related alterations in
spatial orientation and locomotor control triggered by places or situations that might cause a …