What is a vestibulo-atactic syndrome: symptoms and treatment

Vestibulo-atactic syndrome is a disorder that occurs when the vascular system of the body is in disarray. The pathological process begins with subtle symptoms, which eventually progress and lead to serious motor function disorders.

This pathology is a complex of motor and coordination disorders caused by a violation of the general circulation in the brain. This disorder is characterized by a sudden loss of sense of balance, poor stability during walking and even standing, as well as falling.

This pathology is not an independent disease. Manifestations of the syndrome are the result of more serious ailments. More often, it occurs due to ischemia - a chronic impairment of the circulation of the brain.

Sometimes dizziness and frustration of motor functions can be manifestations of not only the pathology itself, but also irreversible changes in the functions of the musculoskeletal and vestibular apparatus arising in connection with advanced age.

Stage after stage to disability

The disease is classified into stages for each of whichcharacterized by various coordination disorders:

1. The easy stage of is a mild motor disorganization, which manifests itself in the deterioration of the coordinationnation and gait disturbance.
2. Moderate stage - manifested by signs of discordance, gait becomes shaky, headaches appear accompanied by nausea.
3. Heavy stage - a man experiences considerable difficulties in walking and standing, he becomes unable to move without help.

The most common cause is. ..

The causes that cause this disorder are many, but the most common are:

• ischemia, which can be both congenital and acquired;
• disorders affecting the frontal-stem lobes of the brain;
• depletion of the cerebral cortex;
• hydrocephalus( hydrocephalus);
• high blood pressure;
• atherosclerosis;
• head injury;
• malignant neoplasms;
• osteochondrosis.

Clinical picture of

The general symptoms of vestibul of atactic syndrome include:

• dizziness;
• fogging in the eyes;
• gait violation;
• headaches;
• nausea;
• loss of balance;
• difficulty in concentrating;
• sensation of "throwing" in different directions;
• falling.

There are also secondary symptoms:

• sleep disorder;
• sensation of noise and stuffiness in the ears;
• fast fatigue;
• lethargy;
• low operability.

Diagnosis of

Before proceeding to treatment, it is necessary to undergo a comprehensive diagnosis. In addition to a general examination and collection of anamnesis, a neurological and otoneurological examination is appointed, which allows to determine the violations of the vestibular apparatus in a particular patient.

The following diagnostic procedures will also be assigned:

• MRI - determines circulatory disturbances in the cerebral vascular system, as well as other CNS abnormalities;
• USG - examination of the cervical vertebral column for the detection of osteochondrosis, in which the narrowing of the vessels occurs.

Medical care

Treatment of the atabolic atabolic syndrome will be carried out in stages.

Conservative therapy

The main task at the first stage of treatment is antihypertensive therapy - a method aimed at lowering blood pressure, which is the fundamental factor leading to the disorder of the vestibular apparatus. Also, the level of cholesterol in the blood is lowering.

For this purpose, special means are prescribed to reduce the cholesterol level of the statin group, as well as a diet.

A healthy lifestyle will play a very important role in the treatment of pathology. The patient should abandon bad habits and adhere to the correct regime of the day.

Further therapy will depend on the established cause of the syndrome and the severity of its manifestations. To eliminate this pathology, it is necessary, first of all, to get rid of the main causes that led to this condition.

If the disorder occurred against the background of ischemic disease, drug therapy is prescribed with the use of such drugs:

• Mildronate - improves oxygen cell nutrition and metabolic processes;
• Actovegin is a drug of a more powerful effect;
• Mexidol - has an antioxidant effect, and also lowers cholesterol;
• Trental, Cavinton, Instenon - means for stimulating blood circulation in the brain;
• antidepressants of the benzodiazepine group - are used in the case of ischemia of a more severe degree.

Favorable results can be achieved in case of complex treatment. In addition to the course of medications, the patient is prescribed physiotherapy, which includes:

• special therapeutic gymnastics;
• acupuncture;
• acupressure head;
• herbal medicine.

Quite well proved such an unconventional method, like hypnosis.

Surgical treatment of

Although in most cases, traditional treatment gives very good results, it is sometimes impossible to do without surgical intervention. This concerns, first of all, patients with a severe stage of vestibulo-atactic syndrome, for which all other methods of therapy proved to be ineffective. In this case, the procedure for crossing the vasomotor fibers of the vertebral artery is performed.

This operation is carried out with the aim:

• to reduce the risk of spasms in the brain vessels;
• improves blood circulation in the brain, thereby restoring motor and coordination functions.

This method has gained wide popularity about ten years ago. This operation is considered rather complicated, and a positive result will directly depend on the level of training and qualification of the specialist who conducts it.

As practice shows, with successful operation, a positive effect is observed in more than 70% of cases.

If treatment is started in a timely manner, the outlook will be quite positive. Difficulties can arise due to irreversible age-related changes in the human body or in severe diseases, for example, tumors and cysts, which require surgical intervention.

The complications of pathology include a high risk of trauma when the patient falls and spasms in the brain vessels.

For the prevention of

A very important nuance for preventing this pathology is to avoid the development of coronary disease.

Vestibulo atactic syndrome is a very very dangerous disease and can be fraught with not only a violation of coordination of movements, but also with other more severe disorders, among which:

• cephalic syndrome , accompanied by systematic headaches;
• amyostatic syndrome , characterized by motor impairment;
• pseudobulbar syndrome , which has a depressing effect on all vital functions of the human body.

People who are predisposed to diseases of the vascular system, especially those who are elderly, need to pay special attention to their health and systematically undergo a medical examination.

What can be done to reduce the risk of vascular pathology:

• , if possible, avoid negative emotional feelings and getting into stressful situations;
• abandon all bad habits, especially from smoking;
• to refrain from drinking coffee;
• reduce excessive physical activity, avoid lifting heavy objects;
• to comply with all medical prescriptions in case of treatment of such diseases as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension;
• follow the excess weight.

Vestibulo-atactic syndrome requires an immediate call to a specialist for an accurate diagnosis and further treatment.

In no case should you resort to self-treatment. If any signs appear that indicate the presence of this pathology, you should immediately consult a doctor for help.