Cognitive Function in Acquired Bilateral Vestibulopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study on Cognition, Hearing, and Vestibular Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have demonstrated cognitive deficits in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP). So far, little attention has been paid to the hearing status of vestibular patients when evaluating their cognition. Given the well-established link between sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and cognitive decline and the high prevalence of SNHL in BVP patients, it is therefore uncertain if the cognitive deficits in BVP patients are solely due to their vestibular loss or might be, partially, explained by a concomitant SNHL.

Objective

To evaluate the link between cognition, hearing, and vestibular loss in BVP patients.

Design

Prospective cross-sectional analysis of cognitive performance in patients with BVP and control participants without vestibular loss. Bo

SUBMITTER: Dobbels B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492511 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature