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Xia S, Lai Y, Dong L, Yu D, Li Z, Xing Y. Assessments of Subjective Visual Gravity and Spontaneous Nystagmus in Patients With Vestibular Neuritis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024. [PMID: 38699944 DOI: 10.1002/ohn.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the correlation between the spontaneous nystagmus (SN) and the subjective visual vertical/horizontal (SVV/SVH) among patients with vestibular neuritis (VN) at the different head positions. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. METHODS This study evaluated the SVV/SVH in both healthy subjects and patients with VN. These evaluations were performed in 5 different head positions: upright, 45° tilt to the left, 90° tilt to the left, 45° tilt to the right, and 90° tilt to the right. Additionally, the intensity of SN, as measured by slow-phase velocity, was recorded. RESULTS In patients with VN, a significant correlation was observed between SN and SVV/SVH in an upright position. The intensity of SN was higher when the head was tilted 90° toward the affected side compared to other positions. The SVV/SVH displayed an ipsiversive shift, when the head was tilted toward both the lesion and unaffected sides, exhibiting a contraversive direction. Furthermore, the changes in position-induced SN were consistent with the displacements of SVV and SVH caused by head tilt. CONCLUSION The presence of SN in patients with VN was observed to vary across different head position. These variations could potentially be attributed to the diverse activation patterns of the mechanical properties of otolith organs that are induced by head tilts.
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- Shan Xia
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- School of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Karabulut M, Van Laer L, Hallemans A, Vereeck L, Van Rompaey V, Viechtbauer W, Melliti A, van Stiphout L, Mohamad A, Pérez Fornos A, Guinand N, van de Berg R. Chronic symptoms in patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction: systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1177314. [PMID: 37483440 PMCID: PMC10360052 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1177314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Objective To systematically evaluate the full spectrum of self-reported chronic symptoms in patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH) and to investigate the effect of interventions on these symptoms. Methods A systematic review was conducted following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Statement (PRISMA). A literature search was performed in Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus to investigate self-reported symptoms and self-report questionnaires in patients with UVH. All original studies ranging from full-text clinical trials to case reports, written in English, German, and French, were included. The frequency of self-reported symptoms was presented. For self-report questionnaires, a meta-analysis was carried out to synthesize scale means by the pre- and post-intervention means and mean changes for studies that investigated interventions. Results A total of 2,110 studies were retrieved. Forty-seven studies were included after title-abstract selection and full-text selection by two independent reviewers. The symptoms of UVH patients included chronic dizziness (98%), imbalance (81%), symptoms worsened by head movements (75%), visually induced dizziness (61%), symptoms worsened in darkness (51%), and oscillopsia (22%). Additionally, UVH could be accompanied by recurrent vertigo (77%), tiredness (68%), cognitive symptoms (58%), and autonomic symptoms (46%). Regarding self-report questionnaires, UVH resulted on average in a moderate handicap, with an estimated mean total score on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) of 46.31 (95% CI: 41.17-51.44) and 15.50 (95% CI: 12.59-18.41), respectively. In studies that investigated the effect of vestibular intervention, a significant decrease in the estimated mean total DHI scores from 51.79 (95% CI: 46.61-56.97) (pre-intervention) to 27.39 (95% CI: 23.16-31.62) (post intervention) was found (p < 0.0001). In three studies, the estimated mean total Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were 7.05 (95% CI, 5.64-8.46) (pre-intervention) and 2.56 (95% CI, 1.15-3.97) (post-intervention). Finally, a subgroup of patients (≥32%) persists with at least a moderate handicap, despite vestibular rehabilitation. Conclusion A spectrum of symptoms is associated with UVH, of which chronic dizziness and imbalance are most frequently reported. However, semi-structured interviews should be conducted to define the whole spectrum of UVH symptoms more precisely, in order to establish a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for UVH patients. Furthermore, vestibular interventions can significantly decrease self-reported handicap, although this is insufficient for a subgroup of patients. It could therefore be considered for this subgroup of patients to explore new intervention strategies like vibrotactile feedback or the vestibular implant. Systematic review registration [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/], identifier [CRD42023389185].
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- Mustafa Karabulut
- Division of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy/Movant, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy/Movant, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy/Movant, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Ear Nose Throat, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Balance Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Zhao TT, Zhang ML, Feng YF, Wang QQ, Song N, Yang X, Ba XH. The value of vestibular graviceptive pathway evaluation in the diagnosis of unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Brain Behav 2023:e3055. [PMID: 37190929 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evaluation of vestibular graviceptive pathway (VGP) in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction (UPVD) has received increasing attention from researchers. The study aimed to investigate the value of VGP evaluation in the diagnosis of UPVD. METHODS Ninety-five UPVD patients were divided into attack and remission phase groups. VGP evaluation-related indicators, including subjective visual vertical (SVV), subjective visual horizontal (SVH), head tilt, ocular torsion (OT), and skew deviation (SD), were measured, and their correlations with cochleovestibular function test results were analyzed. The possible etiologies of contralesional VGP (c-VGP) were analyzed. RESULTS Positive rates of SVV, SVH, OT, and SD were significantly higher, and the degrees of SVV, SVH, and OT were significantly greater in the attack phase group than the remission phase group. The sides with abnormal VGP evaluation results were correlated with the sides with hearing loss, abnormal caloric, and video head impulse test (vHIT) results. A total of 14 patients showed c-VGP, and possible etiologies included contralateral benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (n = 4), bilateral hearing loss (n = 8), bilateral vHIT gain reduction (n = 1), autoimmune diseases (n = 6), vascular risk factors (n = 6), lacunar infarction (n = 3), and endolymphatic hydrops (n = 3). CONCLUSIONS Alterations in SVV, SVH, OT, and SD were noted in UPVD patients in different phases, which are presumed to be related to dynamic vestibular compensation; correlations between VGP evaluation results and cochleovestibular function test results indicate that VGP evaluation may be helpful for the diagnosis of the side affected in UPVD; the presence of c-VGP may be related to bilateral labyrinth lesions or endolymphatic hydrops on the affected side; and the involvement of autoimmune mechanisms also deserves attention.
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- Tong-Tong Zhao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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Feng Y, Zhao T, Wu Y, Ling X, Zhang M, Song N, Kim JS, Yang X. The diagnostic value of the ocular tilt reaction plus head tilt subjective visual vertical (±45°) in patients with acute central vascular vertigo. Front Neurol 2022; 13:1022362. [DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1022362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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ObjectivesTo investigate the localization diagnostic value of the ocular tilt reaction (OTR) plus head tilt subjective visual vertical (SVV) in patients with acute central vascular vertigo (ACVV).MethodsWe enrolled 40 patients with acute infarction, 20 with unilateral brainstem infarction (BI) and 20 with unilateral cerebellar infarction (CI). We also included 20 patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders (UPVD) as the control group. The participants completed the OTR and SVV during head tilt (±45°) within 1 week of symptom onset.ResultsIn patients with ACVV, including that caused by lateral medullary infarction (100%, 2/2), partial pontine infarction (21%, 3/14), and cerebellum infarction (35%, 7/20), we observed ipsiversive OTR, similar to that seen in UPVD patients (80.0%, 16/20). Some of the patients with medial medullary infarction (50%, 1/2), partial pons infarction (42%, 6/14), midbrain infarction (100%, 2/2), and partial cerebellum infarction (30.0%, 6/20) showed contraversive OTR. The skew deviation (SD) of the BI group with ACVV was significantly greater than that of the UPVD group (6.60 ± 2.70° vs. 1.80 ± 1.30°, Z = −2.50, P = 0.012), such that the mean SD of the patients with a pons infarction was 9.50° and that of patients with medulla infarction was 5.00°. In ACVV patients with no cerebellar damage, the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve corresponding to the use of SD to predict brainstem damage was 0.92 (95%CI: 0.73–1.00), with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 80% when SD ≥ 3°. We found no statistical difference in SD between the UPVD and CI groups (1.33 ± 0.58° vs. 1.80 ± 1.30°, Z = −0.344, P = 0.73). Compared with the UPVD patients, the ACVV patients with a partial pons infarction (43%, 6/14, χ2 = 13.68, P = 0.002) or medulla infarction (25%, 1/4, χ2 = 4.94, P = 0.103) exhibited signs of the ipsiversive E-effect with the contraversive A-effect, while those with a partial medulla infarction (50%, 2/4), pons infarction (43%, 6/14), or cerebellar infarction (60%, 12/20) exhibited a pathological symmetrical increase in the E-effect.ConclusionsThe evaluation of OTR plus head tilt SVV (±45°) in vertigo patients is helpful for identifying and diagnosing ACVV, especially when SD is ≥ 3° or the E-effect is symmetrically increased.
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赵 雅, 陈 钢, 吴 佳, 杨 捷, 周 丽, 李 莹. [Clinical application progress of subjective visual vertical test]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2022; 36:884-892. [PMID: 36347586 PMCID: PMC10127558 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2022.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Subjective visual vertical test is considered as an effective technique to evaluate otolith organ function and central pathway of gravity perception. This test is non-invasive, easy to operate and has little stimulation. At present, there are few such studies in China. This paper reviews the concept, measurement principle and method, influencing factors, application, advantages and disadvantages of subjective visual vertical test.
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- 雅楠 赵
- 山西医科大学护理学院(太原,030001)College of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- 山西医科大学第一医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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- 山西医科大学第一医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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- 山西医科大学第一医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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- 山西医科大学第一医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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- 山西医科大学第一医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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Park JY, Lee H, Kim HA. The frequency and relationship with vestibular function test results of positional preference in acute vestibular neuritis. Front Neurol 2022; 13:1033955. [PMID: 36388180 PMCID: PMC9642549 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1033955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the prevalence and relationship with vestibular function test results of positional preference in acute vestibular neuritis (VN). Methods We prospectively recruited 33 patients with VN during the acute phase. We assessed the severity of vertigo with a visual analog scale (VAS) and the degree of spontaneous nystagmus (SN) during sitting, the head rolling to the affected, and the healthy side. Patients performed other vestibular function tests, including ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP), on the same day or the next day of VNG testing. Results Twelve patients (12/33, 36%) with VN complained of more severe vertigo during lying on the affected side compared to the healthy side under visual fixation. Compared to patients without positional preference (without positional preference group), patients with positional preference (with positional preference group) showed a significantly higher VAS and maximal slow phase velocity (SPV) of SN at all positions except lying on the lesion side. However, there was no difference in the SPV gap between the two groups. 30% (10/33) of patients with VN complained of more severe vertigo while lying on the affected side compared to the healthy side without visual fixation. Maximal SPV of SN was not different between the two groups. There was no other significant difference in both canalith and otolith function test results between the two groups regardless of the visual fixation. Conclusions One-third of patients with acute VN had more severe vertigo while lying on the affected side than in the supine position. The positional preference was not directly related to the SN intensity or VEMP results. The positional preference might reflect the otolith damage in the setting of activation of the sustained otolith system, not the transient otolithic system.
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- Ji-Yun Park
- Department of Neurology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
- Brain Research Institute, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
- Brain Research Institute, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Hyun Ah Kim
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Subjective visual vertical imprecision during lateral head tilt in patients with chronic dizziness. Exp Brain Res 2021; 240:199-206. [PMID: 34687330 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-021-06247-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Most prior studies of the subjective visual vertical (SVV) focus on inaccuracy of subjects' SVV responses with the head in an upright position. Here we investigated SVV imprecision during lateral head tilt in patients with chronic dizziness compared to healthy controls. Forty-five dizzy patients and 45 healthy controls underwent SVV testing wearing virtual reality (VR) goggles, sitting upright (0°) and during head tilt in the roll plane (± 30°). Ten trials were completed in each of three static head positions. The SVV inaccuracy and SVV imprecision were analyzed and compared between groups, along with systematic errors during head tilt, i.e., A-effect and E-effect (E-effect is a typical SVV response during head tilts of ± 30°). The SVV imprecision was found to be affected by head position (upright/right head tilt/left head tilt, p < 0.001) and underlying dizziness (dizzy patients/healthy controls, p = 0.005). The SVV imprecision during left head tilt was greater in dizzy patients compared to healthy controls (p = 0.04). With right head tilt, there was a trend towards greater SVV imprecision in dizzy patients (p = 0.08). Dizzy patients were more likely to have bilateral (6.7%) or unilateral (22.2%) A-effect during lateral head tilt than healthy controls (bilateral (0%) or unilateral (6.7%) A-effect, p < 0.01). Greater SVV imprecision in chronically dizzy patients during head tilts may be attributable to increased noise of vestibular sensory afferents or disturbances of multisensory integration. Our findings suggest that SVV imprecision may be a useful clinical parameter of underlying dizziness measurable with bedside SVV testing in VR.
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Obrero-Gaitán E, Molina F, Montilla-Ibañez MDA, Del-Pino-Casado R, Rodriguez-Almagro D, Lomas-Vega R. Misperception of Visual Vertical in Peripheral Vestibular Disorders. A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Laryngoscope 2020; 131:1110-1121. [PMID: 32965689 DOI: 10.1002/lary.29124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The main aim was to assess the misperception of visual verticality (VV) in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders (PVD) in comparison with healthy controls. As secondary objectives, we checked if vestibular, visual, and somatosensory postural pathways can be affected in patients with PVD as well as the characteristics of PVD that could influence on the VV perception. METHODS A systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out. The bibliographic search was performed in January, 2020 in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), CINAHL, SciELO. Two reviewers selected the studies that met the inclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). The VV perception was assessed in two meta-analysis according the used test: The Subjective Visual Vertical test (SVV) or the Rod and Frame Test (RFT) in comparison with healthy subjects. The Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) and its 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) was used to estimate the pooled effect. Publication bias was assessed using the Egger's test and Trim and Fill Method. RESULTS Thirty-four studies were included reporting 3,524 participants. PVD patients showed a misperception of the VV with SVV (SMD = 1.510; 95%CI: 1.190-1.830) and the RFT (SMD = 0.816; 95% CI: 0.234-1.398) respect healthy controls. A subgroup of patients in the acute phase (SMD = 2.5; 95%CI: 2.022-2.978) and who underwent a vestibular surgery (SMD = 2.241; 95%CI: 1.471-3.011) had the greater misperception of VV. CONCLUSION Patients with PVD show an alteration in the perception of VV, being greater in the acute phase and after a vestibular surgery. Laryngoscope, 131:1110-1121, 2021.
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Dieterich M, Brandt T. Perception of Verticality and Vestibular Disorders of Balance and Falls. Front Neurol 2019; 10:172. [PMID: 31001184 PMCID: PMC6457206 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: To review current knowledge of the perception of verticality, its normal function and disorders. This is based on an integrative graviceptive input from the vertical semicircular canals and the otolith organs. Methods: The special focus is on human psychophysics, neurophysiological and imaging data on the adjustments of subjective visual vertical (SVV) and the subjective postural vertical. Furthermore, examples of mathematical modeling of specific vestibular cell functions for orientation in space in rodents and in patients are briefly presented. Results: Pathological tilts of the SVV in the roll plane are most sensitive and frequent clinical vestibular signs of unilateral lesions extending from the labyrinths via the brainstem and thalamus to the parieto-insular vestibular cortex. Due to crossings of ascending graviceptive fibers, peripheral vestibular and pontomedullary lesions cause ipsilateral tilts of the SVV; ponto-mesencephalic lesions cause contralateral tilts. In contrast, SVV tilts, which are measured in unilateral vestibular lesions at thalamic and cortical levels, have two different characteristic features: (i) they may be ipsi- or contralateral, and (ii) they are smaller than those found in lower brainstem or peripheral lesions. Motor signs such as head tilt and body lateropulsion, components of ocular tilt reaction, are typical for vestibular lesions of the peripheral vestibular organ and the pontomedullary brainstem (vestibular nucleus). They are less frequent in midbrain lesions (interstitial nucleus of Cajal) and rare in cortical lesions. Isolated body lateropulsion is chiefly found in caudal lateral medullary brainstem lesions. Vestibular function in the roll plane and its disorders can be mathematically modeled by an attractor model of angular head velocity cell and head direction cell function. Disorders manifesting with misperception of the body vertical are the pusher syndrome, the progressive supranuclear palsy, or the normal pressure hydrocephalus; they may affect roll and/or pitch plane. Conclusion: Clinical determinations of the SVV are easy and reliable. They indicate acute unilateral vestibular dysfunctions, the causative lesion of which extends from labyrinth to cortex. They allow precise topographical diagnosis of side and level in unilateral brainstem or peripheral vestibular disorders. SVV tilts may coincide with or differ from the perception of body vertical, e.g., in isolated body lateropulsion.
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- Marianne Dieterich
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Clinical Neuroscience, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Saj A, Borel L, Honoré J. Functional Neuroanatomy of Vertical Visual Perception in Humans. Front Neurol 2019; 10:142. [PMID: 30863358 PMCID: PMC6400097 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vertical representation is central to posture control, as well as to spatial perception and navigation. This representation has been studied for a long time in patients with vestibular disorders and more recently in patients with hemispheric damage, in particular in those with right lesions causing spatial or postural deficits. The aim of the study was to determine the brain areas involved in the visual perception of the vertical. Sixteen right-handed healthy participants were evaluated using fMRI while they were judging the verticality of lines or, in a control task, the color of the same lines. The brain bases of the vertical perception proved to involve a bilateral temporo-occipital and parieto-occipital cortical network, with a right dominance tendency, associated with cerebellar and brainstem areas. Consistent with the outcomes of neuroanatomical studies in stroke patients, The data of this original fMRI study in healthy subjects provides new insights into brain networks associated with vertical perception which is typically impaired in both vestibular and spatial neglect patients. Interestingly, these networks include not only brain areas associated with postural control but also areas implied in body representation.
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- Arnaud Saj
- Neuropsychology Unit, Neurology Department, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Neurology and Cognitive Imaging Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Psychology Department, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CNRS, LNSC, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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Glasauer S, Dieterich M, Brandt T. Computational neurology of gravity perception involving semicircular canal dysfunction in unilateral vestibular lesions. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2019; 248:303-317. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Glasauer S, Dieterich M, Brandt T. Neuronal network-based mathematical modeling of perceived verticality in acute unilateral vestibular lesions: from nerve to thalamus and cortex. J Neurol 2018; 265:101-112. [PMID: 29845378 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-018-8909-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute unilateral lesions of vestibular graviceptive pathways from the otolith organs and semicircular canals via vestibular nuclei and the thalamus to the parieto-insular vestibular cortex regularly cause deviations of perceived verticality in the frontal roll plane. These tilts are ipsilateral in peripheral and in ponto-medullary lesions and contralateral in ponto-mesencephalic lesions. Unilateral lesions of the vestibular thalamus or cortex cause smaller tilts of the perceived vertical, which may be either ipsilateral or contralateral. Using a neural network model, we previously explained why unilateral vestibular midbrain lesions rarely manifest with rotational vertigo. We here extend this approach, focussing on the direction-specific deviations of perceived verticality in the roll plane caused by acute unilateral vestibular lesions from the labyrinth to the cortex. Traditionally, the effect of unilateral peripheral lesions on perceived verticality has been attributed to a lesion-based bias of the otolith system. We here suggest, on the basis of a comparison of model simulations with patient data, that perceived visual tilt after peripheral lesions is caused by the effect of a torsional semicircular canal bias on the central gravity estimator. We further argue that the change of gravity coding from a peripheral/brainstem vectorial representation in otolith coordinates to a distributed population coding at thalamic and cortical levels can explain why unilateral thalamic and cortical lesions have a variable effect on perceived verticality. Finally, we propose how the population-coding network for gravity direction might implement the elements required for the well-known perceptual underestimation of the subjective visual vertical in tilted body positions.
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- S Glasauer
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. .,German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.,Clinical Neuroscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Precision of perceived direction of gravity in partial bilateral vestibulopathy correlates with residual utricular function. Clin Neurophysiol 2018; 129:934-945. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.02.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kim SH, Kim JS. Effects of Head Position on Perception of Gravity in Vestibular Neuritis and Lateral Medullary Infarction. Front Neurol 2018; 9:60. [PMID: 29483891 PMCID: PMC5816270 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00060] [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: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objective Internal representation of gravity can be quantified by measuring the subjective visual vertical (SVV). Modulation of verticality perception during head tilts may be perturbed in vestibular disorders causing SVV tilts in the upright head position. This study aimed to determine the influence of head tilts on the estimation of SVV in acute vestibular disorders. Methods We measured the SVV in 37 patients with acute vestibular symptoms due to unilateral vestibular neuritis (VN) (n = 28) and lateral medullary infarction (LMI) (n = 9). Measurements of the SVV were performed under head upright, head tilt 30° and 60° in each direction. Seventeen normal subjects served as the control. Results In controls, head tilt of 30° produced a contraversive shift of the SVV (the E-effect), and head tilt of 60° generated an ipsiversive shift (the A-effect). Patients with VN showed only the A-effect irrespective of the direction and amplitude of head tilt. Patients with LMI could estimate earth verticality accurately during head tilts. Patients with VN during the recovery phase showed the patterns of SVV modulation similar to those observed in the controls either with head upright or tilted. Conclusion Given the absence of the E-effect in acute VN, the peripheral otolithic inputs appear to be essential in the perception of earth vertical during small static head tilts.
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- Sung-Hee Kim
- Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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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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Kheradmand A, Winnick A. Perception of Upright: Multisensory Convergence and the Role of Temporo-Parietal Cortex. Front Neurol 2017; 8:552. [PMID: 29118736 PMCID: PMC5660972 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We inherently maintain a stable perception of the world despite frequent changes in the head, eye, and body positions. Such "orientation constancy" is a prerequisite for coherent spatial perception and sensorimotor planning. As a multimodal sensory reference, perception of upright represents neural processes that subserve orientation constancy through integration of sensory information encoding the eye, head, and body positions. Although perception of upright is distinct from perception of body orientation, they share similar neural substrates within the cerebral cortical networks involved in perception of spatial orientation. These cortical networks, mainly within the temporo-parietal junction, are crucial for multisensory processing and integration that generate sensory reference frames for coherent perception of self-position and extrapersonal space transformations. In this review, we focus on these neural mechanisms and discuss (i) neurobehavioral aspects of orientation constancy, (ii) sensory models that address the neurophysiology underlying perception of upright, and (iii) the current evidence for the role of cerebral cortex in perception of upright and orientation constancy, including findings from the neurological disorders that affect cortical function.
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- Amir Kheradmand
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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