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Title
Compensatory strategies after an acute unilateral vestibulopathy : a prospective observational study
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Purpose In case of an acute unilateral vestibulopathy (UVP), compensatory strategies such as restoration and adaptation will lead to a decrease in intensity of the symptoms. Although measurements of compensatory strategies are available, currently, an overview taking the different strategies into account is lacking. The objectives of this study are to explore compensatory strategies and to investigate the association between compensatory strategies and patient characteristics. Methods Restoration was objectified by the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain on the video head impulse test, and adaptation-consisting of visual, multisensory, and behavioral substitution-was objectified by the Visual Vertigo Analog Scale (VVAS), Antwerp Vestibular Compensation Index (AVeCI), and Perez and Rey score (PR score), respectively. Adequate restoration and adaptation levels were interpreted as follows: VOR gain > 0.80, VVAS <= 40%, AVeCI > 0 and PR score <= 55. Results Sixty-two UVP patients, 34 men and 28 women, were included with an average age of 52.1 +/- 17.3 years. At 10.5 +/- 1.4 weeks after onset, 41.9% of the UVP patients reached adequate restoration levels and 58.1-86.9% reached adequate adaptation levels. Furthermore, significant associations were found between (1) restoration status and UVP etiology [Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% CI: 4.167 {1.353;12.828}] and balance performance (OR: 4.400 {1.258;15.386}), (2) visual sensory substitution status and perceived handicap (OR: 8.144 {1.644;40.395}), anxiety (OR: 10.000 {1.579;63.316}) and depression (OR: 16.667 {2.726;101.896}), and (3) behavioral substitution status and balance performance (OR: 4.143 {1.341;12.798}). Conclusion UVP patients with adequate compensatory strategies presented with better balance performance, lower perceived handicap, and lower anxiety and depression scores.
Language
English
Source (journal)
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology / European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies; European Laryngological Society. - Berlin, 1990, currens
Publication
New york : Springer , 2024
ISSN
0937-4477 [print]
1434-4726 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S00405-023-08192-6
Volume/pages
281 :2 (2024) , p. 743-755
ISI
001063890800003
Pubmed ID
37642710
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UAntwerpen
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Unravelling risk factors for chronic dizziness in patients after an acute unilateral vestibular deafferentiation syndrome.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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