Anxiety and physical impairment in patients with central vestibular disorders

© 2023. The Author(s)..

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence for close interrelations between vestibular and emotional brain networks. A study in patients with bilateral peripheral vestibulopathy (BVP) showed relatively low vertigo-related anxiety (VRA), despite high physical impairment. The current working hypothesis proposes the integrity of the peripheral vestibular system as a prerequisite for development of VRA. Here we contribute by evaluating VRA and vestibular-related handicap in central vestibular disorders.

METHODS: Of 6396 patients presenting in a tertiary vertigo centre, 306 were identified with four clear central vestibular disorders: pure cerebellar ocular motor disorder (COD; 61), cerebellar ataxia (CA; 63), atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS; 28), vestibular migraine (VM; 154). Their results of the Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire (VHQ), with its subscales for anxiety and handicapped activity, were compared to those of 65 BVP patients. Postural instability was measured on a force-plate. Multivariate linear regression was used to adjust for patient demographics.

RESULTS: Patients with chronic central vestibular disorders (COD, CA, APS) had relatively low VRA levels comparable to those in BVP, independent of increased handicapped activity or postural instability. Only VM patients showed significantly higher VRA, although their activity impairment and postural instability were lowest. No significant differences within chronic central vestibular disorders were found for VRA and subjective activity impairment.

CONCLUSIONS: Subjective and objective vestibular-related impairment are not necessarily correlated with vestibular-related anxiety in central vestibular disorders. Our findings rather support the hypothesis that, in addition to an intact peripheral, an intact central vestibular system could also serve as a prerequisite to develop specific VRA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:270

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology - 270(2023), 11 vom: 07. Nov., Seite 5589-5599

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Padovan, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Becker-Bense, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Flanagin, Virginia L [VerfasserIn]
Strobl, Ralf [VerfasserIn]
Limburg, Karina [VerfasserIn]
Lahmann, Claas [VerfasserIn]
Decker, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Dieterich, Marianne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activity
Anxiety
Central
Journal Article
Vertigo handicap questionnaire
Vertigo-related anxiety
Vestibular

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-023-11871-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360501516