Unreliable association between self-reported sense of direction and peripheral vestibular function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uni- or bilateral peripheralvestibular impairment causes objective spatial orientation deficits, which can be measured using pen-and-paper-tests or sensorimotor tasks (navigation or pointing). For patients' subjective orientation abilities, questionnaires are commonly used (e.g., Santa Barbara sense of direction scale [SBSODS]). However, the relationship between subjective assessment of spatial skills and objective vestibular function has only been scarcely investigated.

Methods

A total of 177 patients (mean age 57.86 ± 17.53 years, 90 females) who presented in our tertiary Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders underwent neuro-otological examinations, including bithermal water calorics, video head impulse test (vHIT), and testing of the subjective visual vertic

SUBMITTER: Gerb J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381552 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature