Banca de DEFESA: Luiza Costa Villela Ferreira

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : Luiza Costa Villela Ferreira
DATE: 09/12/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Auditório 2 - UnB
TITLE:

Vestibular Schwannoma: Is There a Difference in Balance Between Patients Treated with Microsurgery and Clinical Monitoring?

KEY WORDS:

Vestibular Schwannoma; balance; posturography; video head impulse test; DHI; microsurgery; clinical treatment.

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Defesa
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Vestibular Schwannomas are benign tumors that affect balance, and although well-established treatment modalities exist, their implications on balance outcomes still need to be fully elucidated.

Objective: To assess the balance in patients undergoing surgical treatment and clinical treatment, and to examine the relationship between the results obtained in the following tests: v-HIT, Posturography, and DHI.

Methods: A retrospective case-control analysis was conducted with 28 patients, divided into two groups - microsurgery and clinical treatment through the v-HIT, Posturography, and DHI tests.

Results: The findings suggest that patients with larger tumors required surgical intervention possibly due to symptoms or clinical protocols. However, Posturography, which measures balance and postural 

stability, did not reveal significant differences between the surgical and non-surgical groups. Moreover, the DHI, which assesses the impact on the quality of life, showed no significant variance between the groups. This suggests that patients might adapt to their vestibular deficits over time.

Conclusion: The analyzed parameters, such as tumor size, DHI, Posturography, and v-HIT, did not show clear significant correlations. This suggests that symptoms and physical effects of tumors on balance are likely multifactorial in origin. Age does not seem to be a determining factor in relation to posturographic parameters or DHI outcomes.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - MIRIAN CABRAL MOREIRA DE CASTRO
Presidente - ***.299.221-** - FAYEZ BAHMAD JUNIOR - HUB
Externa ao Programa - 2142935 - ISABELLA MONTEIRO DE CASTRO SILVA - nullExterna à Instituição - THAÍS GOMES ABRAHÃO ELIAS - UNIFESP