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Yazdani N, Rahmaty B, Mousavi M, Aghazadeh K, Dabiri S, Erfanian R, Jafari N, Rezazadeh N, Tajdini A, Givzadeh H. Evaluation of Patients with Delayed Endolymphatic Hydrops by Videonystagmography, Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials, and Electrocochleography. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2021; 83:242-251. [PMID: 33730714 DOI: 10.1159/000513628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The categorization of delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH) based on the ear which produces vertigo may sometimes cause misdiagnosis. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was investigating the vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs), electrocochleography (ECoG), and videonystagmography (VNG) in cases with DEH to determine the ear that originates symptoms. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 34 patients - 20 males and 14 females - with profound unilateral sensorineural deafness and vertigo attacks were recruited and evaluated by the ECoG, VNG, and VEMPs tests. RESULTS The average age was around 43; the summating potential/action potential was abnormal in 29.4% of patients in their normal auditive ear. In 32.4, 17.6, and 50% of cases with a deaf ear, absent, normal, and abnormal VEMPs results were sequentially observed, respectively. In normal-hearing ears, absent, normal, and abnormal VEMPs were observed in 23.5, 50, and 26.5%, respectively. In the normal-hearing ear, the distribution of abnormal VEMPs was 26.5%, and in the deaf ear, this parameter was abnormal in 50% of the opposite ear (p value = 0.00021). In the VNG test, among patients with a normal-hearing ear, results in 27 and 7 patients were sequentially normal and hypofunction. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE The probability of a hypofunction VNG test in a normal-hearing ear might be greater when the VEMPs results of the contralateral deaf ear are normal. In patients with a normal-hearing ear, the distribution of abnormal VEMPs in the contralateral deaf ear is greater, although the intact side may also manifest abnormality in VEMPs tests. The initial evaluation should begin in a deaf ear as well as for the normal-hearing ear ere utilizing ablation surgery.
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- Nasrin Yazdani
- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiology Department, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Audiology Department, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Basura GJ, Adams ME, Monfared A, Schwartz SR, Antonelli PJ, Burkard R, Bush ML, Bykowski J, Colandrea M, Derebery J, Kelly EA, Kerber KA, Koopman CF, Kuch AA, Marcolini E, McKinnon BJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Valenzuela CV, Vosooney A, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC, Dhepyasuwan N, Buchanan EM. Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière's Disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 162:S1-S55. [PMID: 32267799 DOI: 10.1177/0194599820909438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ménière's disease (MD) is a clinical condition defined by spontaneous vertigo attacks (each lasting 20 minutes to 12 hours) with documented low- to midfrequency sensorineural hearing loss in the affected ear before, during, or after one of the episodes of vertigo. It also presents with fluctuating aural symptoms (hearing loss, tinnitus, or ear fullness) in the affected ear. The underlying etiology of MD is not completely clear, yet it has been associated with inner ear fluid (endolymph) volume increases, culminating in episodic ear symptoms (vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness). Physical examination findings are often unremarkable, and audiometric testing may or may not show low- to midfrequency sensorineural hearing loss. Conventional imaging, if performed, is also typically normal. The goals of MD treatment are to prevent or reduce vertigo severity and frequency; relieve or prevent hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness; and improve quality of life. Treatment approaches to MD are many and typically include modifications of lifestyle factors (eg, diet) and medical, surgical, or a combination of therapies. PURPOSE The primary purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to improve the quality of the diagnostic workup and treatment outcomes of MD. To achieve this purpose, the goals of this guideline are to use the best available published scientific and/or clinical evidence to enhance diagnostic accuracy and appropriate therapeutic interventions (medical and surgical) while reducing unindicated diagnostic testing and/or imaging.
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- University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Duke University School of Nursing and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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Russo FY, Ralli M, De Seta D, Mancini P, Lambiase A, Artico M, de Vincentiis M, Greco A. Autoimmune vertigo: an update on vestibular disorders associated with autoimmune mechanisms. Immunol Res 2019; 66:675-685. [PMID: 30270399 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-018-9023-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The role of the immune system in mediating cochleovestibular pathologies has received increasing attention in recent years. Autoimmune vertigo may be an invalidating condition and may worsen the quality of life of affected patients, especially in the cases of delayed diagnosis. Since the etiopathogenesis is still not clear, also the treatment is not yet completely delineated. According to the clinical presentation, autoimmune vertigo can present as an isolated disorder or in association with systemic autoimmune diseases. The main feature in autoimmune vertigo is the presence of an abnormal immune response, in either absence or presence of systemic autoimmune disease, directed against delicate components of the inner ear. This may determine a functional or anatomical alteration, with an inflammatory reaction often devastating for hearing and balance. Being the exact pathogenesis unknown, the diagnosis of autoimmune vertigo is based either on clinical criteria or on a positive response to steroids. The earlier the diagnosis is made, the sooner the therapy can be installed, giving a chance to the recovery of inner ear damages. Corticosteroids represent the most effective and universally accepted treatment, even if other immunomodulatory drugs are now having a more extensive use. HIGHLIGHTS: Vertigo is relatively frequent in autoimmune diseases; however, it is often misdiagnosed or attributed to central nervous system alterations rather to specific inner ear involvement. Vertigo and other audiovestibular symptoms may be the first manifestation of an autoimmune disease and if correctly addressed could significantly contribute to early diagnosis of the underlying autoimmune disease. Early diagnosis of immune-related vertigo can lead to prompt initiation of targeted therapy with elevate chances of preventing irreversible damages to the inner ear. The presence of alternating phases of well-being and disabling symptoms in patients with vertigo should always been considered, as they could suggest an underlying autoimmune condition.
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- Francesca Yoshie Russo
- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100, Rome, Italy
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