Differentiation of peripheral and non-peripheral etiologies in children with vertigo/dizziness : The video-head impulse test and suppression head impulse paradigm

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OBJECTIVES: To identify the etiology of vertigo/dizziness and determine the effectiveness of the video-head impulse test (vHIT) and the suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) tests in distinguishing between peripheral and non-peripheral etiologies in children who presented to the otolaryngology department with complaints of vertigo/dizziness.

METHODS: The vHIT and SHIMP tests were applied to the children. The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain and saccade parameters were compared.

RESULTS: In 27 children presenting with vertigo/dizziness, the most common etiological factor was inner ear malformation (IEM) (n = 6/27, 22.2%), followed by cochlear implant surgery (11.1%) and migraine (11.1%). Vestibular hypofunction was indicated by the vHIT results at a rate of 60% (9/15 children) and SHIMP results at 73.3% (11/15 children) among the children with a peripheral etiology, while these rates were 8.3% (1/12 children) and 25% (3/12 children), respectively, in the non-peripheral etiology group. SHIMP-VOR and vHIT-VOR gain values had a moderate positive correlation (p = 0.01, r = 0.349). While there were overt/covert saccades in the vHIT, anti-compensatory saccade (ACSs) were not observed in the SHIMP test (p = 0.041). The rates of abnormal vHIT-VOR gain (p = 0.001), over/covert saccades (p = 0.019), abnormal vHIT response (p = 0.014), ACSs (p = 0.001), and abnormal SHIMP response (p = 0.035) were significantly higher in the peripheral etiology group.

CONCLUSIONS: IEM was the most common etiological cause, and the rate of vestibular hypofunction was higher in these children with peripheral vertigo. vHIT and SHIMP are effective and useful vestibular tests for distinguishing peripheral etiology from non-peripheral etiology in the pediatric population with vertigo/dizziness. These tests can be used together or alone, but the first choice should be the SHIMP test, considering its short application time (approximately 4-5 min) and simplicity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:179

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International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 179(2024) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 111935

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kirbac, Arzu [VerfasserIn]
Kaya, Ercan [VerfasserIn]
Incesulu, Saziye Armagan [VerfasserIn]
Carman, Kursat Bora [VerfasserIn]
Yarar, Coskun [VerfasserIn]
Ozen, Hulya [VerfasserIn]
Pinarbasli, Mehmet Ozgur [VerfasserIn]
Gurbuz, Melek Kezban [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Non-peripheral etiology
Pediatric population
Peripheral etiology
SHIMP
VHIT
Vertigo/dizziness

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111935

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NLM37064073X