Title | Predictors of clinical recovery from vestibular neuritis: a prospective study |
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Authors | Cousins, S., Kaski, D., Cutfield, N., Arshad, Q., Ahmad, H., Gresty, M.A., Seemungal, B.M., Golding, J.F. and Bronstein, A.M. |
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Abstract | We sought to identify predictors of symptomatic recovery in Vestibular Neuritis (VN). 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. |
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Keywords | vestibular, vestibular neuritis, visual, autonomic, anxiety |
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Journal | Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology |
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Journal citation | 4 (5), pp. 340-346 |
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ISSN | 2328-9503 |
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Year | 2017 |
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Publisher | Wiley |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.386 |
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Published online | 22 Mar 2017 |
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Published in print | May 2017 |
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License | CC BY 4.0 |
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