Predictors of clinical recovery from vestibular neuritis: a prospective study.pdf (209 kB)
Predictors of clinical recovery from vestibular neuritis: a prospective study.
journal contribution
posted on 2019-07-19, 14:57 authored by S Cousins, D Kaski, N Cutfield, Q Arshad, H Ahmad, MA Gresty, BM Seemungal, J Golding, AM BronsteinWe sought to identify predictors of symptomatic recovery in vestibular neuritis. Forty VN patients were prospectively studied in the acute phase (median = 2 days) and 32 in the recovery phase (median = 10 weeks) with vestibulo-ocular reflex, vestibular-perceptual, and visual dependence tests and psychological questionnaires. Clinical outcome was Dizziness Handicap Inventory score at recovery phase. Acute visual dependency and autonomic arousal predicted outcome. Worse recovery was associated with a combination of increased visual dependence, autonomic arousal, anxiety/depression, and fear of bodily sensations, but not with vestibular variables. Findings highlight the importance of early identification of abnormal visual dependency and concurrent anxiety.
Funding
The study was supported by the Medical Research Council, award Program Number G0600183.
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Citation
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2017, 4 (5), pp. 340-346Author affiliation
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