ArticleBrain and behavior2015
Magnetic resonance brain imaging in patients with visual vertigo.
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- Diagnostic yield of MRI in adult patients with dizziness or vertigo at the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2026Pooled it
- Neuroimaging studies in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness and related disease: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Chronic dizziness: neuro-sensitization and psycho-sensitization.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2026Review
- Structural Brain Abnormalities, Diagnostic Approaches, and Treatment Strategies in Vertigo: A Case-Control Study.Neurology international · 2025Article
- Concussed patients with visually induced dizziness exhibit increased ocular torsion and vertical vergence during optokinetic gaze-stabilization.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Potential risk factors of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: a pilot study.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
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- Persistent postural perceptual dizziness is on a spectrum in the general population.Neurology · 2020Article
- Changes in Cortical Activation During Dual-Task Walking in Individuals With and Without Visual Vertigo.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT · 2020Article
- A case-control study of visually evoked postural responses in childhood with primary headaches.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Article
- Perceptual Postural Imbalance and Visual Vertigo.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2019Review
- Development and Validation of the Vision-Related Dizziness Questionnaire.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
- Changes in cerebral activation in individuals with and without visual vertigo during optic flow: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2018Article
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- Altered functional brain connectivity in patients with visually induced dizziness.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2017Article
- The Effect of Optokinetic Stimulation on Perceptual and Postural Symptoms in Visual Vestibular Mismatch Patients.PloS one · 2016Article
- Magnetic resonance brain imaging in patients with visual vertigo.Brain and behavior · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionPatients with visual vertigo (VV) report dizziness provoked by moving visual surroundings. It has been suggested that these subjects develop a compensation strategy for a vestibulo-proprioceptive deficit and rely excessively on visual input. We have postulated that patients with VV might have brain abnormalities that interfere with appropriate processing of visual stimulation and performed a brain MRI study to verify this hypothesis. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients with VV of more than 3 months duration were included. They were asked to complete the Situational Characteristic Questionnaire (SCQ) that scores for the symptoms of VV. Dizzy patients without VV served as controls. A brain MRI was performed with a Siemens 1.5 Tesla scanner in patients and controls.
resultsTwenty-four patients with VV were included. Their mean SCQ score was 1.45 ± 0.9 (normal 0.16 ± 0.28). In 50% of patients, abnormalities in MRI imaging were found. Thirty-three percent of 27 controls demonstrated an abnormal brain MRI. The two groups were similar in respect to the prevalence of a localized hemispheric or posterior fossa lesion (P = 0.13), but VV patients had more unspecific white matter brain changes than controls (P = 0.009). Patients and controls did not differ in age and gender distribution (P = 0.9) or the history of a neurotological event preceding their symptoms (P = 0.3).
conclusionsOur study suggests that multiple white matter lesions might contribute to occurrence of the phenomenon of VV. Future prospective large-scale studies by specific MR techniques are indicated to validate our preliminary findings and elucidate the pathological mechanism of VV.
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