Visual dependence in otoneurology: Clinical considerations for vestibular rehabilitation

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Silvia Donoso T.
Valentina Maulén C.
Ignacio Novoa C.

Keywords

Vertigo, visual vértigo, visual dependency, vestibular rehabilitation, postural control

Abstract

The vestibular, visual and somatosensory systems coordinate postural control and adapt to daily activities in different contexts, however, when there is a clinical picture with vestibular symptoms, the weights of these systems change mainly to the visual system, creating a visual dependence. The cerebellum, which is the main responsible for generating vestibular compensation in cases of vestibular hypofunction, plays a pro- minent role in motor learning generating adaptive behaviors that become key points in vestibular rehabilitation. This article aims to expose what the literature reports in relation to visual dependence in patients with vestibular hypofunction.

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