PhD defence Meichan Zhu

Keywords: Bilateral vestibulopathy, Gait, Balance, Vestibular implant

"Balance and walking in bilateral vestibulopathy"

Bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) is a chronic disorder causing unsteadiness and oscillopsia due to reduced function in both vestibular organs and/or nerves. Traditional vestibular tests often fail to reflect the real-life balance and gait issues faced by patients of BVP. This thesis explored methods for assessing these functional impairments, with a focus on their specificity, clinical feasibility and their application in evaluating treatments like the vestibular implant (VI).

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