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ArticleJournal of virology2017

Differential Involvement during Latent Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection of the Superior and Inferior Divisions of the Vestibular Ganglia: Implications for Vestibular Neuritis.

Susanne Himmelein, Anja Lindemann, Inga Sinicina, Anja K E Horn, Thomas Brandt, Michael Strupp, Katharina Hüfner

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Article in Journal of virology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Susanne HimmeleinDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital, Munich, Germany susanne.himmelein@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Anja LindemannDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Inga SinicinaDepartment of Legal Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Anja K E HornGerman Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, DSGZ, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas BrandtGerman Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, DSGZ, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Michael StruppDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Katharina HüfnerDepartment of Psychiatry, University Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
München Klinik · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEInnsbruck Medical University · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controversy still surrounds both the etiology and pathophysiology of vestibular neuritis (VN). Especially uncertain is why the superior vestibular nerve (SVN) is more frequently affected than the inferior vestibular nerve (IVN), which is partially or totally spared. To address this question, we developed an improved method for preparing human vestibular ganglia (VG) and nerve. Subsequently, macro- and microanatomical as well as PCR studies were performed on 38 human ganglia from 38 individuals. The SVN was 2.4 mm longer than the IVN, and in 65% of the cases, the IVN ran in two separate bony canals, which was not the case for the SVN. Anastomoses between the facial and cochlear nerves were more common for the SVN (14/38 and 9/38, respectively) than for the IVN (7/38 and 2/38, respectively). Using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), we found only a few latently herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)-infected VG (18.4%). In cases of two separate neuronal fields, infected neurons were located in the superior part only. In summary, these PCR and micro- and macroanatomical studies provide possible explanations for the high frequency of SVN infection in vestibular neuritis.

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Virus LatencyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overGangliaHerpesvirus 1, HumanHumansMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVestibular NerveVestibular NeuronitisYoung AdultHSV-1 latencyhumanvestibular gangliavestibular neuritis

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PMID28446678
PMCPMC5487553
OpenAlexW2608978416

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