Purpose: Accurate and precise navigation in space and postural stability rely on the central integration of multisensory input (vestibular, proprioceptive, visual), weighted according to its reliability, to continuously update the internal estimate o...
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) originates from Schwann cells in the superior or inferior vestibular nerve. Identifying the precise origin will help in determining the optimal surgical approach. We retrospectively analyzed the preoperative vestibular func...
Background/Objectives: Children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) can develop, or have concurrent vestibular hypofunction (VH). Assessing the vestibular function is challenging in the pediatric population. The objective of the current study was...
Background: Our primary objective was to monitor nonprogressive unilateral vestibular schwannomas (VSs) to assess the efficiency of rapid bedside examinations, such as the video head impulse test (vHIT) and skull vibration-induced nystagmus test (SVI...
Background: A better understanding of how vestibular asymmetry manifests across tests is important due to its potential implications for balance dysfunction, motion sickness susceptibility, and adaptation to new environments. Objective: We report the...
This retrospective study completed at a tertiary care center aimed to assess the monothermal caloric test (MCT) as a screening test, using the bithermal caloric test (BCT) as a reference. Additionally, it attempts to measure the sensitivity, specific...
Background: Vestibular Neuritis (VN) can induce unilateral acute vestibular syndrome (AVS). This study aimed to identify predictive factors of recovery from vestibular neuritis considering total restitution and/or compensation. Methods: In this longi...
Background: Vestibular migraine (VM) and Menière’s disease (MD) are the two most frequent episodic vertigo apart from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) differential diagnosis for them may be troublesome in the early stages. SVINT is a newly...
(1) Background: Vestibular migraine (VM) and Menière’s disease (MD) share multiple features in terms of clinical presentations and auditory-vestibular functions, and, therefore, more accurate diagnostic tools to distinguish between the t...
Background/Objectives: The most frequent neurologic cause of recurrent vertigo is vestibular migraine (VM). However, its diagnosis relies primarily on patients’ histories, as specific diagnostic tests for VM are currently lacking. We aimed to e...
Vestibular neuritis (VN) is one of the most common causes of acute vestibular syndrome (AVS). Quantifying the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain by the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) could provide useful information to diagnose VN. This study aims to...
(1) Background: Visually induced vertigo (i.e., vertigo provoked by moving visual scenes) can be considered a noticeable feature of vestibular migraines (VM) and can be present in patients suffering from acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUV). Hyperse...
Both auditory and vestibular primary afferent neurons can be activated by sound and vibration. This review relates the differences between them to the different receptor/synaptic mechanisms of the two systems, as shown by indicators of peripheral fun...
Background/Objectives: Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign cerebellopontine angle tumor causing audiological and vestibular symptoms. This pilot study aimed to describe the application of video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) in the diagnosis and follow-...
The aim of this study was to evaluate gain and refixation saccades (covert and overt) using a video head impulse test (vHIT) in the horizontal and vertical planes in patients after the onset of unilateral acute vestibular neuritis (AVN). Thirty-five...
In the contemporary era, dizziness is a prevalent ailment among patients. It can be caused by either vestibular neuritis or a stroke. Given the lack of diagnostic utility of instrumental methods in acute isolated vertigo, the differentiation of vesti...
Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is induced by preceding conditions that cause balance disorders. To investigate the association between vestibular function and preceding balance disorders in PPPD patients, a retrospective chart review...
Vestibular assessment tests such as the video head impulse test (vHIT) for the horizontal semicircular canal, and caloric test (Cal), both evaluate horizontal canal function. One would assume that the outcomes for these tests should lead to concordan...
BACKGROUND: Clinical dynamic posturography concentrates on the pitch and roll but not on the yaw plane instability measures. This emphasis may not represent the axis instability observed in clinical stance and gait tasks for patients with balance def...
Background: To establish in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders relations between skull vibration-induced nystagmus (SVIN) different components (horizontal, vertical, torsional) and the results of different structurally related vestibular t...
Purpose: This review aims to analyze the diagnostic methods used to evaluate inferior vestibular nerve neuritis. Methods: We performed an electronic search on the PubMed database for clinical studies investigating the diagnostic techniques used for i...
Background/Objectives: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and diagnostic significance of dissociation between bithermal caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT) in patients presenting with dizziness. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed...
Background/Objectives: Vestibular dysfunction is one of the main complications after cochlear implant (CI) surgery, and there are currently no standardized protocols for vestibular assessment in CI candidates. Our objectives were to investigate the i...
The prevalence and spectrum of sequence alterations in the SLC26A4 gene, which codes for the anion exchanger pendrin, are population-specific and account for at least 50% of cases of non-syndromic hearing loss associated with an enlarged vestibular a...
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of intensive customized vestibular rehabilitation after vestibular schwannoma (VS) excision. Methods: 52 patients who underwent VS removal via a translabyrinthine approach from 2020 to 2022 were involved in t...
Objective: The aim was to evaluate vestibular function in patients with unilateral vestibular schwannoma before and in the short and medium term after surgical treatment to analyze vestibular compensation. The identification of the prognostic factors...
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common form of scoliosis. As the name suggests, etiopathogenesis is not clearly defined, so treatment is still anchored in the musculoskeletal theory and correction/prevention of high Cobb angle values. This...
Background: The vestibular phenotypes of patients with genetic hearing loss are poorly understood. Methods: we performed genetic testing including exome sequencing and vestibular function tests to investigate vestibular phenotypes and functions in pa...
Introduction: In 2019, mild vestibular function deficiency in elder populations was defined as presbyvestibulopathy (PVP) by the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society. The diagnostic criteria include tests for low-, mid-, and h...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain and the saccade regrouping pattern PR score of the Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and its relationship with the slow-phase velocity (SPV) of skull vibration-induced nystagmu...
Meniere’s disease (MD) is one of the most complicated diseases in the otologic clinic. The complexity of MD is partially due to the multifactorial etiological mechanisms and the heterogenous symptoms, including episodic vertigo, hearing loss, a...
Background/Objectives: The line bisection task (LBT) is a well-known test in which a horizontal line is presented in front of the subject and the subject is asked to draw a mark vertically bisecting the line. We developed the new LBT using three-dime...
Background: Bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) is a disabling condition characterized by a deficit in vestibular function on both sides. Current diagnostic criteria consider instrumental data only from horizontal canals, excluding vertical canals and oto...
Background: Vestibular hypofunction occurs in 29.5% of older adults with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), but its impact on postural control, well-being and frailty was not studied before. This study compared the well-being, frailty and p...
The pathophysiology underlying painful intercourse is challenging due to variability in manifestations of vulvar pain hypersensitivity. This study aimed to address whether the anatomic location of vestibular-provoked pain is associated with specific,...
Introduction and Objectives: Skull vibration-induced nystagmus (SVIN) has become a validated tool for evaluating the vestibular function. The presence of SVIN is a useful indicator of the asymmetry of vestibular function between the two ears. In unil...
Background: Vestibular migraine (VM) is the most frequent etiology of recurrent spontaneous episodic vertigo. Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities have been described in VM; however, the diagnosis is currently based on symptoms. The objective of t...
SARS-CoV-2 infection may cause such complications as post-COVID-19 syndrome, which includes chronic fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, as well as a variety of neurological manifestations, e.g., neuropathy of small fibers, hearing and vestibular dysfunctio...
Hearing loss and chronic vestibular pathologies require brain adaptive mechanisms supported by a cross-modal cortical plasticity. They are often accompanied by cognitive deficits. Spatial memory is a cognitive process responsible for recording inform...
Background/Objectives: To evaluate the predictive role of anti-compensatory saccades in diagnosing mild acute unilateral vestibular loss. Methods: Consecutive patients with vertigo who underwent a bedside vestibular evaluation and video head impulse...
As previously reported, a single test measuring oVEMP n10 to 4000 Hz stimuli (bone-conducted vibration (BCV) or air-conducted sound (ACS)) provides a definitive diagnosis of semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) in 22 CT-verified patients, with a sensi...
To analyze the influence of age and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in the evolution of vestibular neuritis (VN). Methods: Retrospective cohort study. VN-diagnosed patients were included and divided into two groups: those with and without CVRFs....
Background/Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (aVOR) function assessment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and to investigate how vestibular impai...
Although vision loss is known to affect equilibrium maintenance, postural control in patients affected by low vision has been poorly investigated. We evaluated postural stability and the ability to use visual, proprioceptive and vestibular informatio...
Background and Clinical Significance: Intralabyrinthine schwannoma (ILS) is a rare benign tumor of the inner ear, often presenting with nonspecific symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. Vestibular function in ILS patients remains under...
Background: The vestibular Romberg test, which assesses the deterioration of balance while standing on rubber foam with closed eyes, is a well-established method in the physical neurological assessment of patients with peripheral vestibulopathy. This...
The subjective visual vertical (SVV) test has been frequently used to measure vestibular contribution to the perception of verticality. Recently, mobile devices have been used to efficiently perform this measurement. The aim of this study was to anal...
Background/Objectives: Idiopathic immune-mediated uveitis (IIMU) is an intraocular inflammatory condition affecting the uveal tract and adjacent ocular structures, potentially leading to systemic involvement. Audiovestibular symptoms, such as sensori...
In patients presenting in the emergency department with acute vertigo, a rapid and accurate differential diagnosis is crucial, as posterior circulation strokes can mimic acute vestibular losses, leading to inappropriate treatment. The diagnosis of ve...
Background. Trauma from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and serious traumatic events in adulthood is a significantly prevalent concern for public-health-hearing healthcare professionals. The pediatric and geriatric populations that audiologists...
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