Vestibular Disorders: Pathogenesis and Modern Diagnostic Approaches
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: otolaryngology
Interests: otorhinolaryngology; vestibular
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vestibular disorders represent a broad and clinically significant range of conditions that can have a profound impact on the daily lives of patients, their families, and society as a whole. Despite extensive research efforts, the exact etiopathogenesis of key disorders such as Ménière’s disease, vestibular migraine, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) remains only partially understood.
Recent progress in diagnostic methodologies—particularly in the field of molecular diagnostics—has offered promising opportunities to elucidate the mechanisms underlying vestibular dysfunction. Moreover, advances in imaging techniques allow the in vivo visualization of the inner ear structures, enabling the correlation of macroscopic pathological changes with clinical presentation and molecular findings.
This growing integration of molecular, imaging, and clinical approaches provides a new framework for understanding vestibular disorders and may pave the way for more precise diagnostic criteria, improved disease classification, and the development of personalized therapeutic strategies.
This Special Issue, “Vestibular Disorders: Pathogenesis and Modern Diagnostic Approaches”, will focus on current concepts and novel discoveries in etiologies, molecular bases, and diagnostic strategies in vestibular pathologies. It will bring together interdisciplinary research spanning molecular biology, imaging, and clinical practice to refine diagnostic accuracy and promote precision medicine approaches. We aim to deepen our understanding of vestibular dysfunction, to promote the development of personalized, targeted, mechanism-based treatments.
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Niemczyk
Dr. Agnieszka Jasińska-Nowacka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vestibular disorders
- Ménière’s disease
- vestibular migraine
- vertigo
- perilymph
- endolymph
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