Clinical, oculographic and vestibular test characteristics of Ménière's disease

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Seventy Ménière's disease (MD) patients with spontaneous vertigo (100%), unilateral aural fullness (57.1%), tinnitus (78.6%), and subjective hearing loss (75.7%) self-recorded nystagmus during their episodes of vertigo using portable video oculography goggles. All demonstrated ictal spontaneous nystagmus, horizontal in 94.3% (n = 66) and vertical in 5.7% (n = 4), with a mean slow-phase velocity (SPV) of 42.8 ± 31.1°/s (range 5.3-160.1). Direction reversal of spontaneous horizontal nystagmus was captured in 58.6%, within the same episode in 34.3%, and over different days in 24.3%. In 18.6%, we observed ipsiversive then contraversive nystagmus, and in 12.9% contraversive to ipsiversive direction reversal. Ictal nystagmus SPV (42.8 ± 31.1°/s) was significantly faster than interictal (1.4 ± 3.1°/s, p < 0.001, CI 34.277-48.776). Compared to age-matched healthy controls, interictal video head impulse test gains in MD ears were significantly lower, cumulative and first saccade (S1) amplitudes were significantly larger, and S1 peak velocities were significantly faster (p = 0.038/0.019/0.008/ < 0.001, CI 0.002-0.071/0.130-1.444/0.138-0.909/14.614-41.506). Audiometry showed asymmetrically increased thresholds in 100% of MD ears (n = 70). Significant caloric, air-conducted (AC) cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP), and AC ocular VEMP asymmetries were found in 61.4, 37.9, and 44.4% of patients (MD ear reduced). Transtympanic electrocochleography tested in 36 ears (23 patients) showed 81.8% of MD ears had a positive result for hydrops (either a summating potential at 1/2 kHz < - 6 µV, or an SP/AP ratio > 40%). Using ictal nystagmus findings of SPV > 12°/s, and a caloric canal paresis > 25%, we correctly separated a diagnosis MD from Vestibular Migraine with a sensitivity and specificity of 95.7% and 85.1% (CI 0.89-0.97).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:269

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Journal of neurology - 269(2022), 4 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 1927-1944

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Young, Allison S [VerfasserIn]
Nham, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Bradshaw, Andrew P [VerfasserIn]
Calic, Zeljka [VerfasserIn]
Pogson, Jacob M [VerfasserIn]
Gibson, William P [VerfasserIn]
Halmagyi, G Michael [VerfasserIn]
Welgampola, Miriam S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endolymphatic hydrops
Event monitor
Journal Article
Ménière’s disease
Nystagmus
Video nystagmography

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Date Completed 24.03.2022

Date Revised 24.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-021-10699-z

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NLM329634372