Darío Andrés Yacovino, MD

Otoneurologist in Argentina.

Education:

· Graduated from El Salvador Medical school 1997. Buenos Aires. Argentina
· Neurology Resident: Dept. of Neurology, 1998-2001. French Hospital. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
· Chief Resident 2001-2002. French Hospital. Buenos Aires.
· Superior Course of Neurologist Doctor / Career of University Specialist - Buenos Aires University (UBA) · Buenos Aires University - Medicine Faculty, Argentina

Clinical Fellow with Dr. Timothy C. Hain (8/2003-2/2004)

Selected Publications:

• References Barreto, R. G., D. A. Yacovino, M. Cherchi, S. N. Nader, L. J. Teixeira, D. A. D. Silva and D. H. Verdecchia (2021). "The Role of the Smartphone in the Diagnosis of Vestibular Hypofunction: A Clinical Strategy for Teleconsultation during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond." Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 25(4): e602-e609.
• Barreto, R. G., D. A. Yacovino, M. Cherchi, S. N. Nader, L. J. Teixeira, D. A. D. Silva and D. H. Verdecchia (2022). "Answer to the Letter to the Editor: Smartphone, Vestibular Hypofunction, Teleconsultation, and COVID-19 Pandemic." Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 26(2): e290-e292.
• Barreto, R. G., D. A. Yacovino, L. J. Teixeira and M. M. Freitas (2021). "Teleconsultation and Teletreatment Protocol to Diagnose and Manage Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 25(1): e141-e149.
• Cherchi, M., F. E. DiLiberto, D. A. Yacovino and S. Das (2021). "The Enduring Controversy of Cervicogenic Vertigo, and Its Place among Positional Vertigo Syndromes." Audiol Res 11(4): 491-507.
• Cherchi, M. and D. A. Yacovino (2021). "Histology and neuroanatomy suggest a unified mechanism to explain the distribution of lesion patterns in acute vestibular neuropathy." Exp Brain Res 239(5): 1395-1399.
• Cherchi, M. and D. A. Yacovino (2021). "In Reference to "SARS-CoV-2 presence in the saliva, tears and cerumen of COVID-19 patients"." Laryngoscope 131(11): E2820. Giardino, D., M. Musazzi, M. Perez Akly, M. Cherchi and D. A. Yacovino (2021). "A comparative study of two methods for treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the emergency department." J Otol 16(4): 231-236.
• Lopes da Cunha, P., S. Fittipaldi, C. Gonzalez Campo, M. Kauffman, S. Rodriguez-Quiroga, D. A. Yacovino, A. Ibanez, A. Birba and A. M. Garcia (2023). "Social concepts and the cerebellum: behavioural and functional connectivity signatures in cerebellar ataxic patients." Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 378(1870): 20210364.
• Serrano, C. M., M. Sorbara, A. Minond, J. B. Finlay, R. L. Arizaga, M. Iturry, P. Martinez, G. Heinemann, C. Gagliardi, A. Serra, F. C. Magliano, D. Yacovino, M. Rojas, A. S. Ruiz and H. G. Graviotto (2020). "Validation of the Argentine version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MOCA): A screening tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia in Elderly." Dement Neuropsychol 14(2): 145-152.
• Yacovino, D. A., M. C. Schubert and E. Zanotti (2020). "Evidence of Large Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Reduction in Patients With Meniere Attacks." Otol Neurotol 41(9): e1133-e1139. Yacovino, D. A., E. Zanotti and M. Cherchi (2021). "The spectrum of acute vestibular neuropathy through modern vestibular testing: A descriptive analysis." Clin Neurophysiol Pract 6: 137-145.
• Yacovino, D. A., E. Zanotti and M. Cherchi (2022). "Author Response: Re: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Canal Switching Affecting All Canals during a Single Session." Otol Neurotol 43(6): e695-e696.
• Yacovino, D. A., E. Zanotti, K. Roman and T. C. Hain (2021). "Square wave manoeuvre for apogeotropic variant of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in neck restricted patients." J Otol 16(2): 65-70.
• Zanotti, E. and D. A. Yacovino (2021). "Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Canal Switching Affecting All Canals During a Single Session." Otol Neurotol 42(1): e110.
• Yacovino D and Hain TC. (Article in Spanish) [Neck vibration: Usefulness in neurotology] Rev Neurol. 2004 Jun 1-15;38(11):1061-6.
• Yacovino DA. and T. C. Hain (2004). "[The pharmacology of vestibular disorders]." Rev Neurol, 39(4): 381-7.
• Yacovino D and Hain TC Acute Vertigo: Diagnosis and treatment. Argentinean Journal of Neurology. 2004. Apr, 29:14-23.

Book Chapters :

• Hain TC, Yacovino D. Episodic Vertigo. In Conn’s Current Therapy 2005.
• Hain TC, Yacovino D. Pharmacological Treatment of Dizziness. Neurologic Clinics of North America. July, 2005.
• Hain TC, Yacovino D. Mal de Debarquement. In Geriatric Otolaryngology (Calhoun KH, Eibling DE Eds) Marcel Dekker, NY, NY. 2006, 125-133

Other Publications

• Peralta C., Esnaola M.M., Sinay V., Simone V., Kadar J., Yacovino D., Chade/ Dysphagia and stroke. Argentinean journal of Neurology , 2000 .
• Yacovino D. Sinay V., Peralta C., Chade A., Simone V., Kadar J., Mizraji. Parry Romberg Syndrome. G. Case Report. Argentinean Journal of Neurology. 2000
• Yacovino D. Acute Encephalitis Para-infectious by ECHINOCOCUS GRANULOSUS. Argentinean Journal of Neurology Argentina Neurology, 2002
• Sinay V, O'Neill S, Yacovino D.Etiologic diagnostic with TC scan in trigeminal neuralgia. Argentinean Journal of Neurology. 2003.