Efeitos da reabilitação vestibular em indivíduos pós trauma cranioencefálico - revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is defined as an injury to the central nervous system caused by an external physical force, which may result in post-traumatic symptoms such as vertigo, dizziness, and/or imbalance. Objective: To evaluate the effects of vestibular rehabilitation in post-traumatic brain injury patients with symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, and/or their consequences. Materials and Method: This is an integrative literature review. The articles were collected in the PubMed, SciELO, PEDro, and LILACS databases. Studies in Portuguese and English were included, with no restriction on the year of publication. Results: Overall, seven studies were included. According with these studies, individuals who received a vestibular rehabilitation protocol showed improvements in the intensity of dizziness, vertigo, imbalance symptoms and/or their consequences, with favorable results, especially related to quality of life and recovery time. Conclusion: In post-traumatic brain injury individuals, vestibular rehabilitation is effective, accelerating the recovery process and providing improvements in quality of life from the first weeks of treatment.