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Video-Oculography to Guide Neuroimaging for Dizziness and Vertigo
Dizziness and vertigo are among the most common presenting symptoms in both the emergency department (ED) and ambulatory outpatient clinics, with recent estimates suggesting roughly 18 million visits per year in the US (nearly 5 million to EDs and>13 million to outpatient clinics). These symptoms are caused by a wide array of conditions, but the most common benign causes are otologic, and the most common dangerous cause is stroke. Stroke accounts for 3% to 5% of dizziness presentations in the ED, and some evidence suggests that it may account for a similar percentage of dizziness presentations in ambulatory care clinics...
Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - April 7, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research

Active surveillance management of head and neck paragangliomas: case series and review of the literature.
CONCLUSION: Readily available surveillance scanning in head and neck paragangliomas enables the monitoring of head and neck paragangliomas, which may allow for avoidance of major surgery. PMID: 28412985 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - April 18, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research

Bilateral lingual artery stenosis: A rare, late complication of chemoradiotherapy
Discussion Small vessel disease is a possible complication in patients treated by RT for head and neck cancer. Although the risk of these complications is not directly related to the total radiation dose, higher doses appear to accelerate the development of vascular lesions. Practitioners must be aware of the possibility of these complications, especially in patients surviving more than 5 years.
Source: European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases - March 10, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research