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Xu Z, Wang Z, Zhong B, Wang M, Fan X, Ren C, Qi M, Lin Y, Zha D. Effects of aging on ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential using ER-3A insert earphone and B81 bone vibrator. Front Neurol 2022; 13:956996. [PMID: 36090861 PMCID: PMC9453035 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.956996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PurposeAging is a process associated with degeneration and dysfunction of peripheral vestibular system or apparatus. This study aimed to investigate the influence of aging on ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) response rates and recording parameters using the B81 bone vibrator and compare them with air conduction stimuli (ACS) oVEMP response characteristics.MethodsIn 60 healthy participants aged 10–71 years (mean age 39.9; 29 male participants), the oVEMP response was elicited using a B81 bone vibrator and an ER-3A insert earphone. The effects of age and stimulus on oVEMP response rates and recording parameters were evaluated.ResultsResponse rates and amplitudes declined with aging using either ACS or bone-conducted vibration (BCV) stimulation, particularly in individuals over 60 years of age, whereas thresholds increased and N1 latencies were prolonged. BCV showed fewer risks of absent oVEMP response than ACS (p = 0.002). BCV acquired higher amplitudes (p < 0.001), lower thresholds, and shorter N1 and P1 latencies (all p < 0.001) than ACS.ConclusionsThe absence of an oVEMP response may be attributed to aging rather than a concurrent vestibular disorder. B81-BCV likely produces higher mechanical drives to the vestibular hair cells at safer and non-traumatic levels compared with ACS and therefore may be more likely to evoke a response in the elderly cohort, whose vestibular function and mechanical sensitivity have declined. Thus, B81-BCV stimulation is more effective and safer to elicit oVEMPs, and it should be recommended when ACS fails in the clinic, particularly in the elderly population.
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- Zhuo Xu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Division of Mechanics and Acoustics, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
- *Correspondence: Ying Lin
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Neri G, Tartaro A, Neri L. MRI With Intratympanic Gadolinium: Comparison Between Otoneurological and Radiological Investigation in Menière's Disease. Front Surg 2021; 8:672284. [PMID: 34169089 PMCID: PMC8218905 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.672284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives/hypothesis: To compare findings obtained using both magnetic resonance imaging plus intratympanic gadolinium and audiovestibular testing for Menière's disease. Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: Patients with definite unilateral Menière's disease (n = 35) diagnosed according to 2015 Barany Criteria were included. Three-dimensional real inversion recovery (3D-real-IR) MRI was executed 24 h after intratympanic gadolinium injection to assess the presence and degree of endolymphatic hydrops. Pure tone audiometry, bithermal caloric test, head impulse test, ocular, and cervical VEMPs using air-conducted sound were performed to evaluate the level of hearing and vestibular loss. The results were compared to verify precision of the method in providing correct diagnoses. Results: Different degrees of endolymphatic hydrops were observed in the MRI of the cochlea and vestibule in the affected ears of Menière's disease patients, even though it was impossible to radiologically distinguish the two otolithic structures separately. The correlation between the degree of linked alterations between instrumental and MRI testing was statistically significant. In particular, an 83% correspondence with audiometry, a 63% correspondence for cVEMPs and 60% correspondence for cVEMPs were seen. While for HIT the accordance was 70 and 80% for caloric bithermal test. Conclusions: MRI using intratympanic gadolinium as a contrast medium has proved to be a reliable and harmless method, even though there is an objective difficulty in disclosing macular structures. The study revealed that there is no complete agreement between instrumental values and MRI due to the definition of the image and fluctuation of symptoms. The present work highlights the greater (but not absolute) sensitivity of otoneurological tests while MRI, although not yet essential for diagnosis, is certainly important for understanding the disease and its pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Giampiero Neri
- Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences Department, Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Medical, Oral and Biotechnologies Sciences Department, Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences Department, Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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Singh NK, Firdose H. Characterizing the impact of advancing age on 500 Hz tone-burst evoked ocular-vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 278:4259-4268. [PMID: 33454811 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06542-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Ageing is process that brings about steady decline in most of the systems, and vestibular system is no different. Although the effects of advancing age on the functioning of the semicircular canals and saccule has been well explored, its impact on the utricle remains the least studied component. While some researchers have investigated the effect of advancing age on the utricular functioning by virtue of studying ocular-vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMP), the use of smaller sample sizes would hamper the generalization of their results. Therefore, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of advancing age on oVEMP using a substantially larger sample size than the predecessors. METHODS A total of 480 individuals in the age range of 10-70 years were used as participants and were divided into six age groups, each one defined as a decade. Contralateral oVEMPs were elicited by 500-Hz tone-bursts and averaged over 200 sweeps to obtain the final waveform. RESULTS There was a significant decline in the response rates, prolongation of latencies and reduction of peak-to-peak amplitude of oVEMP with increasing age after 50 years (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference among the age groups until 50 years of age on any of these parameters (p > 0.05). Further, there was no significant change in inter-aural amplitude difference ratio with increasing age (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The results of the study confirm significant impact of the ageing process on oVEMP after the age of 50 years and, therefore, age appropriate norms should be considered when using oVEMP for investigating utricular functioning in an individual, especially after the age of 50 years.
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- Niraj Kumar Singh
- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mansagangothri, Mysore, 570006, India.
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- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mansagangothri, Mysore, 570006, India
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Manzari L, Koch G, Tramontano M. Selective Asymmetry of Ocular Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential in Patients with Acute Utricular Macula Loss. J Int Adv Otol 2021; 17:58-63. [PMID: 33605223 PMCID: PMC7901419 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2020.18012020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We retrospectively evaluated a chart review of 3,525 patients evaluated for any acute disturbance. A total of 1,504 patients with acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) received an instrumental vestibular assessment within 72 h from the onset of the symptoms evaluated using simultaneously a combination of ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMPs), cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMPs), video head-impulse test (vHIT), and subjective visual vertical (SVV) were included in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 41 patients with AVS that showed a normal horizontal canal function tested with vHIT, a normal cVEMP function, unilaterally reduced or absent oVEMP n10, and an altered SVV were enrolled. RESULTS We found that although these patients referred acute vertigo and presented spontaneous nystagmus, they showed physiological values of vHIT and a normal saccular function, as shown by symmetrical cVEMPs. CONCLUSION Our findings support the hypothesis that a percentage of patients evaluated during an AVS using an instrumental vestibular assessment could present selective utricular macula dysfunction.
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- Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy;Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Sobhy OA, Elmoazen DM, Abd-Elbaky FA. Towards a new staging of Ménière's disease: a vestibular approach. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 39:419-428. [PMID: 31950933 PMCID: PMC6966777 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-2461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ménière’s disease (MD) is characterised by intermittent episodes of vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and aural pressure. Histopathologically, endolymphatic hydrops are seen initially in the cochlear duct and saccule, and with progression of the disease subsequent involvement of the utricle and semicircular canals occurs. The aims of this study are: 1) to assess the function of the saccule, utricle and three semicircular canals using cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP), ocular VEMP (oVEMP) and video head impulse test (vHIT) in Ménière’s patients, and 2) to correlate the findings with the different stages of MD. Forty patients diagnosed with unilateral definite MD according to the AAO-HNS (1995) criteria were tested. They were divided into four subgroups according to the stage of MD using the average of 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 Hz pure tone thresholds of the worst documented audiogram during the 6-month interval before examination. A control group of 40 healthy age-matched adults was equally divided into four corresponding subgroups according to their pure tone average. 500 and 1000 Hz tone burst air conduction cVEMP and oVEMP tests, bithermal caloric test and video HIT for all semicircular canals were recorded for both groups. The results of this study showed that the highest prevalence of abnormalities in Ménière’s patients were seen in the PTA (85%), followed by cVEMP (72.5%) and oVEMP (67.5%). Caloric test abnormalities followed with a lower prevalence of 32.5%. The vHIT presented the lowest prevalence of abnormalities with 20% in the lateral canal, 7.5% in the anterior and 5% in the posterior. This pattern of abnormality agrees with the histopathological pattern of hydrops formation in the vestibular system. The findings of the current study suggest that with the advancement in the stage of MD, abnormal cVEMP, oVEMP, caloric and vHIT responses occur following the histopathological evidence of progression of the disease from the saccule up to the semicircular canals. Based on these findings, the authors suggest a new staging scheme for MD.
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- O A Sobhy
- Audio-vestibular Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Audio-vestibular Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Kuldavletova O, Denise P, Quarck G, Toupet M, Normand H. Vestibulo-sympathetic reflex in patients with bilateral vestibular loss. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:1238-1244. [PMID: 31513442 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00466.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study assessed cardiovascular control during head-down neck flexion (HDNF) in a group of patients suffering from total bilateral idiopathic vestibular loss (BVL) for 7 ± 2 yr. Nine adult patients (age 54 ± 6 yr) with BVL were recruited. Calf blood flow (CBF), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR) were measured with subjects' eyes closed in two lying body positions: ventral prone (VP) and lateral (LP) on the left side. Vascular resistance (CVR) was calculated as MAP/CBF. The HDNF protocol consisted in passively changing the head position: head up (HU)-head down (HD)-HU. Measurements were taken twice at each head position. In VP CBF significantly decreased in HD (3.65 ± 0.65 mL·min-1·100 mL-1) vs. HU (4.64 ± 0.71 mL·min-1·100 mL-1) (P < 0.002), whereas CVR in VP significantly rose in HD (31.87 ± 6.93 arbitrary units) vs. HU (25.61 ± 6.36 arbitrary units) (P < 0.01). In LP no change in CBF or CVR was found between the two head positions. MAP and HR presented no difference between HU and HD in both body positions. Age of patients did not significantly affect the results. The decrease in CBF of the BVL patients was similar to the decrease observed with the same HDNF protocol in normal subjects. This suggests a sensory compensation for the lost vestibular inputs that could originate from the integration of inputs from trunk graviceptors and proprioceptive and cutaneous receptors. Another possibility is that the HDNF vascular effect is evoked mostly by nonlabyrinthine sensors.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The so-called vestibulo-sympathetic reflex, as demonstrated by the head-down neck flexion (HDNF) protocol, is present in patients with total bilateral vestibular idiopathic loss, equally in young and old subjects. The origin of the sympathetic effect of HDNF is questioned. Moreover, the physiological significance of the vestibulo-sympathetic reflex remains obscure, because it acts in opposition to the orthostatic baroreflex. It may serve to inhibit the excessively powerful baroreflex.
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- O Kuldavletova
- Université de Caen Normandie, INSERM, COMETE, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France
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- Université de Caen Normandie, INSERM, COMETE, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Caen, France
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- Université de Caen Normandie, INSERM, COMETE, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France
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- Centre d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Oto-neurologiques, Paris, France
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- Université de Caen Normandie, INSERM, COMETE, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Caen, France
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Angov G, Mihaylova-Angelova E, Petrova D, Stambolieva K. Vestibular function in panic disorder patients: a vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse test study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 276:1607-1616. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-019-05398-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jung I, Ahn SH, Lee J, Lee SU, Oh HJ, Kim HJ, Choi JY, Kim JS. Age-related deterioration of saccule-related neural function is associated with decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate and increased free thyroxine. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:795-801. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Papathanasiou ES, Cronin T, Seemungal B, Sandhu J. Electrophysiological testing in concussion: A guide to clinical applications. JOURNAL OF CONCUSSION 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/2059700218812634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in concussion is difficult since it is often unwitnessed, the patient’s recall is unreliable and initial clinical examination is often unrevealing, correlating poorly with the extent of brain injury. At present, there are no objective biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury in concussion. Thus, a sensitive gold standard test is required to enable the effective and safe triage of patients who present to the acute services. As well as triage, objective monitoring of patients’ recovery over time and separate from clinical features that patients may develop following the injury (e.g. depression and migraine) is also needed. In contrast to neuroimaging, which is widely used to investigate traumatic brain injury patients, electrophysiology is readily available, is cheap and there are internationally recognized standardised methodologies. Herein, we review the existing literature on electrophysiological testing in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury; specifically, electroencephalogram, polysomnography, brainstem auditory evoked potentials, electro- and videonystagmography, vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, visually evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials and transcranial magnetic stimulation.
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- Eleftherios S Papathanasiou
- Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, Clinic B, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Division of Brain Sciences, St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospitals, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Rosengren SM, Welgampola MS, Taylor RL. Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Bilateral Vestibulopathy. Front Neurol 2018; 9:252. [PMID: 29719527 PMCID: PMC5913369 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) is a chronic condition in which patients have a reduction or absence of vestibular function in both ears. BVP is characterized by bilateral reduction of horizontal canal responses; however, there is increasing evidence that otolith function can also be affected. Cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs/oVEMPs) are relatively new tests of otolith function that can be used to test the saccule and utricle of both ears independently. Studies to date show that cVEMPs and oVEMPs are often small or absent in BVP but are in the normal range in a significant proportion of patients. The variability in otolith function is partly due to the heterogeneous nature of BVP but is also due to false negative and positive responses that occur because of the large range of normal VEMP amplitudes. Due to their variability, VEMPs are not part of the diagnosis of BVP; however, they are helpful complementary tests that can provide information about the extent of disease within the labyrinth. This article is a review of the use of VEMPs in BVP, summarizing the available data on VEMP abnormalities in patients and discussing the limitations of VEMPs in diagnosing bilateral loss of otolith function.
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- Sally M Rosengren
- Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Audiology Department, Whangarei Hospital, Whangarei, New Zealand.,New Zealand Dizziness and Balance Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
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Strupp M, Kim JS, Murofushi T, Straumann D, Jen JC, Rosengren SM, Della Santina CC, Kingma H. Bilateral vestibulopathy: Diagnostic criteria Consensus document of the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society. J Vestib Res 2017; 27:177-189. [PMID: 29081426 PMCID: PMC9249284 DOI: 10.3233/ves-170619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper describes the diagnostic criteria for bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) by the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society. The diagnosis of BVP is based on the patient history, bedside examination and laboratory evaluation. Bilateral vestibulopathy is a chronic vestibular syndrome which is characterized by unsteadiness when walking or standing, which worsen in darkness and/or on uneven ground, or during head motion. Additionally, patients may describe head or body movement-induced blurred vision or oscillopsia. There are typically no symptoms while sitting or lying down under static conditions. The diagnosis of BVP requires bilaterally significantly impaired or absent function of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). This can be diagnosed for the high frequency range of the angular VOR by the head impulse test (HIT), the video-HIT (vHIT) and the scleral coil technique and for the low frequency range by caloric testing. The moderate range can be examined by the sinusoidal or step profile rotational chair test. For the diagnosis of BVP, the horizontal angular VOR gain on both sides should be <0.6 (angular velocity 150–300°/s) and/or the sum of the maximal peak velocities of the slow phase caloric-induced nystagmus for stimulation with warm and cold water on each side <6°/s and/or the horizontal angular VOR gain <0.1 upon sinusoidal stimulation on a rotatory chair (0.1 Hz, Vmax = 50°/sec) and/or a phase lead >68 degrees (time constant of <5 seconds). For the diagnosis of probable BVP the above mentioned symptoms and a bilaterally pathological bedside HIT are required. Complementary tests that may be used but are currently not included in the definition are: a) dynamic visual acuity (a decrease of ≥0.2 logMAR is considered pathological); b) Romberg (indicating a sensory deficit of the vestibular or somatosensory system and therefore not specific); and c) abnormal cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials for otolith function. At present the scientific basis for further subdivisions into subtypes of BVP is not sufficient to put forward reliable or clinically meaningful definitions. Depending on the affected anatomical structure and frequency range, different subtypes may be better identified in the future: impaired canal function in the low- or high-frequency VOR range only and/or impaired otolith function only; the latter is evidently very rare. Bilateral vestibulopathy is a clinical syndrome and, if known, the etiology (e.g., due to ototoxicity, bilateral Menière’s disease, bilateral vestibular schwannoma) should be added to the diagnosis. Synonyms include bilateral vestibular failure, deficiency, areflexia, hypofunction and loss.
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- Michael Strupp
- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo, Hospital of the LMU Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Mizonokuchi Hospital Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Maastricht, The Netherlands/Department of Medical Physics, Tomsk Research State University, Russian Federation
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Curthoys IS, MacDougall HG, Vidal PP, de Waele C. Sustained and Transient Vestibular Systems: A Physiological Basis for Interpreting Vestibular Function. Front Neurol 2017; 8:117. [PMID: 28424655 PMCID: PMC5371610 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Otolithic afferents with regular resting discharge respond to gravity or low-frequency linear accelerations, and we term these the static or sustained otolithic system. However, in the otolithic sense organs, there is anatomical differentiation across the maculae and corresponding physiological differentiation. A specialized band of receptors called the striola consists of mainly type I receptors whose hair bundles are weakly tethered to the overlying otolithic membrane. The afferent neurons, which form calyx synapses on type I striolar receptors, have irregular resting discharge and have low thresholds to high frequency (e.g., 500 Hz) bone-conducted vibration and air-conducted sound. High-frequency sound and vibration likely causes fluid displacement which deflects the weakly tethered hair bundles of the very fast type I receptors. Irregular vestibular afferents show phase locking, similar to cochlear afferents, up to stimulus frequencies of kilohertz. We term these irregular afferents the transient system signaling dynamic otolithic stimulation. A 500-Hz vibration preferentially activates the otolith irregular afferents, since regular afferents are not activated at intensities used in clinical testing, whereas irregular afferents have low thresholds. We show how this sustained and transient distinction applies at the vestibular nuclei. The two systems have differential responses to vibration and sound, to ototoxic antibiotics, to galvanic stimulation, and to natural linear acceleration, and such differential sensitivity allows probing of the two systems. A 500-Hz vibration that selectively activates irregular otolithic afferents results in stimulus-locked eye movements in animals and humans. The preparatory myogenic potentials for these eye movements are measured in the new clinical test of otolith function—ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials. We suggest 500-Hz vibration may identify the contribution of the transient system to vestibular controlled responses, such as vestibulo-ocular, vestibulo-spinal, and vestibulo-sympathetic responses. The prospect of particular treatments targeting one or the other of the transient or sustained systems is now being realized in the clinic by the use of intratympanic gentamicin which preferentially attacks type I receptors. We suggest that it is valuable to view vestibular responses by this sustained-transient distinction.
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- Ian S Curthoys
- Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cognition and Action Group, CNRS UMR8257, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Camp AJ, Gu C, Cushing SL, Gordon KA, Corneil BD. Splenius capitis is a reliable target for measuring cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in adults. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 45:1212-1223. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aaron J. Camp
- Sydney Medical School; Bosch Institute; University of Sydney; Medical Foundation Building Parramatta Rd Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- Department of Psychology; Brain and Mind Institute; University of Western Ontario; Toronto ON Canada
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- Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory; The Hospital for Sick Children and Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory; The Hospital for Sick Children and Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Department of Psychology; Brain and Mind Institute; University of Western Ontario; Toronto ON Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology; Robarts Research Institute; University of Western Ontario; London ON Canada
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Silva TR, Resende LMD, Santos MAR. Ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential simultaneous in normal individuals. Codas 2016; 28:34-40. [PMID: 27074187 DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20162015040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize the recording and analyze the results of the combined cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential in individuals without hearing and vestibular complaints. METHODS In this study, 30 individuals without hearing complaints and hearing within normal limits were evaluated. Data were collected through the simultaneous recording of cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential. RESULTS Differences were observed between the right and left ears for the amplitude of waves P13 and N23 of the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential and the latency of wave N10 of the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential. For female subjects, there was no difference between the right and left ears for the amplitude of waves P13, N23, N10, and P15; interamplitude in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential and interamplitude in ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential; and latency in waves P13, N23, N10, and P15. For male subjects, there was a difference between the right and left ears for the amplitude of wave P13. CONCLUSION The results of the combined cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials were consistent, because the responses generated by the vestibular evoked myogenic potentials presented an adequate morphology, latency, and amplitude, allowing for the evaluation of the ipsilateral descending vestibular pathways and the contralateral ascending vestibular pathways.
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- Tatiana Rocha Silva
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Martin T, Moussay S, Bulla I, Bulla J, Toupet M, Etard O, Denise P, Davenne D, Coquerel A, Quarck G. Exploration of Circadian Rhythms in Patients with Bilateral Vestibular Loss. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155067. [PMID: 27341473 PMCID: PMC4920359 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND New insights have expanded the influence of the vestibular system to the regulation of circadian rhythmicity. Indeed, hypergravity or bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in rodents causes a disruption in their daily rhythmicity for several days. The vestibular system thus influences hypothalamic regulation of circadian rhythms on Earth, which raises the question of whether daily rhythms might be altered due to vestibular pathology in humans. The aim of this study was to evaluate human circadian rhythmicity in people presenting a total bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in comparison with control participants. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Nine patients presenting a total idiopathic BVL and 8 healthy participants were compared. Their rest-activity cycle was recorded by actigraphy at home over 2 weeks. The daily rhythm of temperature was continuously recorded using a telemetric device and salivary cortisol was recorded every 3 hours from 6:00AM to 9:00PM over 24 hours. BVL patients displayed a similar rest activity cycle during the day to control participants but had higher nocturnal actigraphy, mainly during weekdays. Sleep efficiency was reduced in patients compared to control participants. Patients had a marked temperature rhythm but with a significant phase advance (73 min) and a higher variability of the acrophase (from 2:24 PM to 9:25 PM) with no correlation to rest-activity cycle, contrary to healthy participants. Salivary cortisol levels were higher in patients compared to healthy people at any time of day. CONCLUSION We observed a marked circadian rhythmicity of temperature in patients with BVL, probably due to the influence of the light dark cycle. However, the lack of synchronization between the temperature and rest-activity cycle supports the hypothesis that the vestibular inputs are salient input to the circadian clock that enhance the stabilization and precision of both external and internal entrainment.
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- Tristan Martin
- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
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- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
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- Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Group T-6, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
- Institut für Mathematik und Informatik, Universität Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Straße 47, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Centre d’explorations fonctionnelles oto-neurologiques, 10 rue Falguière, 75 015 Paris, France
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- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
- CHU de Caen, Service des Explorations Fonctionnelles, 14000 Caen, France
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- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
- CHU de Caen, Service des Explorations Fonctionnelles, 14000 Caen, France
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- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
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- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
- CHU de Caen, Laboratoire de pharmacologie-toxicologie, 14000 Caen, France
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- UNICAEN, COMETE, 14032 Caen, France
- INSERM, U1075, 14032 Caen, France
- Normandie Universite, Caen, France
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Silva TR, de Resende LM, Santos MAR. Combined ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential in individuals with vestibular hyporeflexia and in patients with Ménière's disease. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 83:330-340. [PMID: 27320652 PMCID: PMC9444740 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The vestibular evoked myogenic potential is a potential of mean latency that measures the muscle response to auditory stimulation. This potential can be generated from the contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and also from the contraction of extraocular muscles in response to high-intensity sounds. This study presents a combined or simultaneous technique of cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential in individuals with changes in the vestibular system, for use in otoneurologic diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To characterize the records and analyze the results of combined cervical and ocular VEMP in individuals with vestibular hyporeflexia and in those with Ménière's disease. METHODS The study included 120 subjects: 30 subjects with vestibular hyporeflexia, 30 with Ménière's disease, and 60 individuals with normal hearing. Data collection was performed by simultaneously recording the cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential. RESULTS There were differences between the study groups (individuals with vestibular hyporeflexia and individuals with Ménière's disease) and the control group for most of wave parameters in combined cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential. For cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential, it was observed that the prolongation of latency of the P13 and N23 waves was the most frequent finding in the group with vestibular hyporeflexia and in the group with Ménière's disease. For ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential, prolonged latency of N10 and P15 waves was the most frequent finding in the study groups. CONCLUSION Combined cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential presented relevant results for individuals with vestibular hyporeflexia and for those with Ménière's disease. There were differences between the study groups and the control group for most of the wave parameters in combined cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential.
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- Tatiana Rocha Silva
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Singh NK, Sinha SK, Barman A. Assessment of otolith mediated neural reflexes through cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in individuals with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders. HEARING BALANCE AND COMMUNICATION 2016. [DOI: 10.3109/21695717.2016.1152047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chiarovano E, Vidal PP, Magnani C, Lamas G, Curthoys IS, de Waele C. Absence of Rotation Perception during Warm Water Caloric Irrigation in Some Seniors with Postural Instability. Front Neurol 2016; 7:4. [PMID: 26834699 PMCID: PMC4725157 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Falls in seniors are a major public health problem. Falls lead to fear of falling, reduced mobility, and decreased quality of life. Vestibular dysfunction is one of the fall risk factors. The relationship between objective measures of vestibular responses and age has been studied. However, the effects of age on vestibular perception during caloric stimulation have not been studied. Twenty senior subjects were included in the study, and separated in two groups: 10 seniors reporting postural instability (PI) and exhibiting absence of vestibular perception when they tested with caloric stimulation and 10 sex- and age-matched seniors with no such problems (controls). We assessed vestibular perception on a binary rating scale during the warm irrigation of the caloric test. The function of the various vestibular receptors was assessed using video head impulse test (vHIT), caloric tests, and cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials. The Equitest was used to evaluate balance. No horizontal canal dysfunction assessed using both caloric test and vHIT was detected in either group. No significant difference was detected between PI and control groups for the peak SPV of caloric-induced ocular nystagmus or for the HVOR gain. All the controls perceived rotation when the maximal SPV during warm irrigation was equal to or ≥15°/s. None of the subjects in the PI group perceived rotation even while the peak SPV exceeded 15°/s, providing objective evidence of normal peripheral horizontal canal function. All the PI group had abnormal Equitest results, particularly in the two last conditions. These investigations show for the first time that vestibular perception can be absent during a caloric test despite normal horizontal canal function. We call this as dissociation vestibular neglect. Patients with poor vestibular perception may not be aware of postural perturbations and so will not correct for them. Thus, falls in the elderly may result, among other factors, from a vestibular neglect due to an inappropriate central processing of normal vestibular peripheral inputs. That is, failure to perceive rotation during caloric testing when the SPV is >15°/s, should prompt the clinician to envisage preventive actions to avoid future falls such as rehabilitation.
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- Elodie Chiarovano
- CNRS UMR 8257, Cognition and Action Group, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ENT Department, Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 8257, Cognition and Action Group, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France
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- CNRS UMR 8257, Cognition and Action Group, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France
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- ENT Department, Salpetriere Hospital , Paris , France
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- Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia
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- CNRS UMR 8257, Cognition and Action Group, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ENT Department, Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
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Singh NK, Apeksha K. Efficacy of cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in evaluation of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of posterior semicircular canal. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 273:2523-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-015-3867-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chiarovano E, Darlington C, Vidal PP, Lamas G, de Waele C. The role of cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in the assessment of patients with vestibular schwannomas. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105026. [PMID: 25137289 PMCID: PMC4138161 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical utility of VEMPs in patients suffering from unilateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and to determine the optimal stimulation parameter (air conducted sound, bone conducted vibration) for evaluating the function of the vestibular nerve. METHODS Data were obtained in 63 patients with non-operated VS, and 20 patients operated on VS. Vestibular function was assessed by caloric, cervical and ocular VEMP testing. 37/63 patients with conclusive ACS ocular VEMPs responses were studied separately. RESULTS In the 63 non-operated VS patients, cVEMPs were abnormal in 65.1% of patients in response to AC STB and in 49.2% of patients to AC clicks. In the 37/63 patients with positive responses from the unaffected side, oVEMPs were abnormal in 75.7% of patients with ACS, in 67.6% with AFz and in 56.8% with mastoid BCV stimulation. In 16% of the patients, VEMPs were the only abnormal test (normal caloric and normal hearing). Among the 26 patients who did not show oVEMP responses on either side with ACS, oVEMPs responses could be obtained with AFz (50%) and with mastoid stimulation (89%). CONCLUSIONS The VEMP test demonstrated significant clinical value as it yielded the only abnormal test results in some patients suffering from a unilateral vestibular schwannoma. For oVEMPs, we suggest that ACS stimulation should be the initial test. In patients who responded to ACS and who had normal responses, BCV was not required. In patients with abnormal responses on the affected side using ACS, BCV at AFz should be used to confirm abnormal function of the superior vestibular nerve. In patients who exhibited no responses on either side to ACS, BCV was the only approach allowing assessment of the function of the superior vestibular nerve. We favor using AFz stimulation first because it is easier to perform in clinical practice than mastoid stimulation.
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- Elodie Chiarovano
- CESEM – CNRS UMR 8194 – Université Paris Descartes, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- CESEM – CNRS UMR 8194 – Université Paris Descartes, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France
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- ENT Department – Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- CESEM – CNRS UMR 8194 – Université Paris Descartes, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France
- ENT Department – Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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A Step Further in Vestibular Testing for Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma. Otol Neurotol 2014; 35:934-5. [DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000000339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pelosi S, Schuster D, Jacobson GP, Carlson ML, Haynes DS, Bennett ML, Rivas A, Wanna GB. Clinical characteristics associated with isolated unilateral utricular dysfunction. Am J Otolaryngol 2013; 34:490-5. [PMID: 23759133 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) represents the sound-induced activation of extraocular muscles and is believed to originate from the utricle and superior vestibular nerve. Isolated unilateral oVEMP abnormalities with otherwise normal balance function test (BFT) results have not yet been characterized in a large patient series, and their clinical significance remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of adult patients with vestibular complaints at a tertiary academic neurotologic referral center was performed. Patients with isolated unilateral oVEMP abnormalities were identified. The prevalence of vestibular symptoms and results of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were compared between these patients and those with normal BFT results. RESULTS Thirty-one adult patients with isolated unilateral oVEMP abnormalities were identified (71% female, mean age 48 ± 14 years). Presenting complaints included vertigo in 53%, non-vertiginous dizziness in 68%, postural instability in 52%, and swaying/rocking sensation in 13%. Significant differences were observed in the percentage of patients with postural instability (p=0.046) and swaying/rocking sensation (p=0.04) when comparing the abnormal oVEMP group to patients with a normal BFT battery. No differences were observed when comparing other symptoms, age, gender, diagnoses, and DHI/HADS scores between groups. CONCLUSION This is the largest series to date reporting on patients with isolated unilateral oVEMP abnormalities. Our results suggest this population may demonstrate an increased prevalence of postural instability and swaying/rocking sensation. Other measures of postural stability may further characterize the vestibular impairments associated with isolated unilateral utricular dysfunction.
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Role of cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential response in identifying vestibular dysfunction. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2013; 127:848-53. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022215113001655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AbstractObjectives:To analyse cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential response parameters in normal volunteers and vertiginous patients.Subjects and methods:A prospective study of 50 normal subjects and 50 patients with vertigo was conducted at Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand. Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential responses were measured using air-conducted, 500-Hz, tone-burst stimuli with subjects in a sitting position with their head turned toward the contralateral shoulder.Results:The mean ± standard deviation age and male:female ratio in the normal (44.0 ± 9.3 years; 12:38) and vertigo groups (44.7 ± 9.8 years; 17:33) were not significantly different. The prevalence of absent responses in the normal (14 per cent) and vertigo ears (46 per cent) differed significantly (p < 0.0001). Other cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential parameters (i.e. response threshold, P1 and N1 latency, P1–N1 interlatency and interamplitude, inter-ear difference in P1 threshold, and asymmetry ratio) showed no inter-group differences.Conclusion:The absence of a cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential response is useful in the identification of vestibular dysfunction. However, patients should undergo a comprehensive battery of other vestibular tests to supplement their cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential response findings.
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Sinha SK, Shankar K, Sharanya R. Cervical and Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials Test Results in Individuals with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders. Audiol Res 2013; 3:e4. [PMID: 26557342 PMCID: PMC4627123 DOI: 10.4081/audiores.2013.e4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder is a clinical disorder where the outer hair cell functioning is intact but the functioning of the auditory nerve is affected. Since, the 8(th) nerve is constituted by both the auditory and vestibular branch of nerve fibers, there are chances that the vestibular nerve might also be affected. Hence, the current study was carried out in order to determine the functioning of vestibular nerve in individuals with auditory neuropathy. A total of 11 participants were considered for the current study. Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) were administered using the conventional protocol. In all the participants (100%) the oVEMPs were absent whereas in 20 ears out of 22 ears tested (90.90%) the cVEMPs were absent. The results of the present study indicate a high incidence of vestibular involvement in individuals with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders. Also, it necessitates the inclusion of vestibular tests in the test battery used to assess individuals with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.
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- Sujeet Kumar Sinha
- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing , Mysore, India
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- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing , Mysore, India
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- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing , Mysore, India
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Vidal PP, Robert MP. Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: the missing link. J Physiol 2012; 590:2953. [DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.236174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Piras G, Brandolini C, Castellucci A, Modugno GC. Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in patients with acoustic neuroma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 270:497-504. [PMID: 22526579 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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To assess the usefulness of vestibular testing in patients with acoustic neuroma, considering two main aspects: to compare diagnostic sensitivity of the current vestibular tests, especially considering ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (OVEMPs) and to identify pre-operative localization of the tumor (inferior vestibular nerve vs. superior vestibular nerve) only with the help of vestibular electrophysiological data. Twenty-six patients with unilateral acoustic neuroma (mainly intracanalicular type) were studied with a full audio-vestibular test battery (pure tone and speech audiometry, caloric bithermal test, vibration-induced nystagmus test (VIN), cervical and OVEMPs). 18 patients (69 %) showed abnormal caloric responses. 12 patients (46.2 %) showed a pattern of VIN test suggestive of vestibular asymmetry. 16 patients (61.5 %) showed abnormal OVEMPs (12 only to AC, 4 both to AC and BC). 10 patients (38.5 %) showed abnormal cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (5 both to AC and BC, 5 only to AC). In one case, results of vestibular evoked potentials and caloric test were confirmed by intra-operative and post-operative findings. Results of electrophysiological tests in AN patients could be helpful for planning the proper surgical approach, considering that sensitivity of every exam is quite low in intracanalicular lesion; clinical data allow a better interpretation of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.
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- Gianluca Piras
- Department of Specialistic Surgical and Anesthesiological Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital-ENT Unit, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti n.9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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Curthoys IS. The interpretation of clinical tests of peripheral vestibular function. Laryngoscope 2012; 122:1342-52. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.23258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zuniga MG, Janky KL, Schubert MC, Carey JP. Can vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials help differentiate Ménière disease from vestibular migraine? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012; 146:788-96. [PMID: 22267492 DOI: 10.1177/0194599811434073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To characterize both cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP, oVEMP) responses to air-conducted sound (ACS) and midline taps in Ménière disease (MD), vestibular migraine (VM), and controls, as well as to determine if cVEMP or oVEMP responses can differentiate MD from VM. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Unilateral definite MD patients (n = 20), VM patients (n = 21) by modified Neuhauser criteria, and age-matched controls (n = 28). cVEMP testing used ACS (clicks), and oVEMP testing used ACS (clicks and 500-Hz tone bursts) and midline tap stimuli (reflex hammer and Mini-Shaker). Outcome parameters were cVEMP peak-to-peak amplitudes and oVEMP n10 amplitudes. RESULTS Relative to controls, MD and VM groups both showed reduced click-evoked cVEMP (P < .001) and oVEMP (P < .001) amplitudes. Only the MD group showed reduction in tone-evoked amplitudes for oVEMP. Tone-evoked oVEMPs differentiated MD from controls (P = .001) and from VM (P = .007). The oVEMPs in response to the reflex hammer and Mini-Shaker midline taps showed no differences between groups (P > .210). CONCLUSIONS Using these techniques, VM and MD behaved similarly on most of the VEMP test battery. A link in their pathophysiology may be responsible for these responses. The data suggest a difference in 500-Hz tone burst-evoked oVEMP responses between MD and MV as a group. However, no VEMP test that was investigated segregated individuals with MD from those with VM.
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- M Geraldine Zuniga
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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Longo G, Onofri M, Pellicciari T, Quaranta N. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: is vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing useful? Acta Otolaryngol 2012; 132:39-43. [PMID: 22103311 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2011.619570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSIONS In benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) help to better define the extent of saccular damage and the patient's prognosis. OBJECTIVES To report the results of VEMPs in patients affected by BPPV of the posterior semicircular canal (PSC) in order to evaluate the presence of signs of saccular dysfunction compared to the normal population and to correlate them with the clinical picture. METHODS This was a prospective study in a tertiary referral center; 23 patients affected by BPPV of the PSC and 24 controls were evaluated. All patients underwent complete clinical history and otoneurologic and audiovestibular evaluation consisting of pure-tone audiometry, caloric testing, and registration of VEMPs. RESULTS VEMP thresholds and latencies were not different between patients and controls. As a group BPPV patients presented significantly higher abnormal VEMPs compared with controls (p < 0.001). Age positively correlated with VEMP threshold in the affected ear of patients and in controls; the number of BPPV attacks positively correlated with threshold and negatively with amplitude of VEMPs in the affected ear; duration of the last attack was negatively correlated with the effect of the maneuver performed.
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- Giovanni Longo
- Otolaryngology Unit, University of Bari "A. Moro", Italy
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Gioanni H, Vidal PP. Possible cues driving context-specific adaptation of optocollic reflex in pigeons (Columba livia). J Neurophysiol 2011; 107:704-17. [PMID: 22049337 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00684.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Context-specific adaptation (Shelhamer M, Clendaniel R. Neurosci Lett 332: 200-204, 2002) explains that reflexive responses can be maintained with different "calibrations" for different situations (contexts). Which context cues are crucial and how they combine to evoke context-specific adaptation is not fully understood. Gaze stabilization in birds is a nice model with which to tackle that question. Previous data showed that when pigeons (Columba livia) were hung in a harness and subjected to a frontal airstream provoking a flying posture ("flying condition"), the working range of the optokinetic head response [optocollic reflex (OCR)] extended toward higher velocities compared with the "resting condition." The present study was aimed at identifying which context cues are instrumental in recalibrating the OCR. We investigated that question by using vibrating stimuli delivered during the OCR provoked by rotating the visual surroundings at different velocities. The OCR gain increase and the boost of the fast phase velocity observed during the "flying condition" were mimicked by body vibration. On the other hand, the newly emerged relationship between the fast-phase and slow-phase velocities in the "flying condition" was mimicked by head vibration. Spinal cord lesion at the lumbosacral level decreased the effects of body vibration, whereas lesions of the lumbosacral apparatus had no effect. Our data suggest a major role of muscular proprioception in the context-specific adaptation of the stabilizing behavior, while the vestibular system could contribute to the context-specific adaptation of the orienting behavior. Participation of an efferent copy of the motor command driving the flight cannot be excluded.
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Affiliation(s)
- Henri Gioanni
- Centre d’étude de la Sensorimotricité, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-CNRS 8194, Paris, France.
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Fishman JM. Corticosteroids effective in idiopathic facial nerve palsy (Bell's Palsy) but not necessarily in idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (Vestibular Neuritis). Laryngoscope 2011; 121:2494-5. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.22327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 07/03/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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