ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Vestibular Dysfunction and Difficulty with Driving: Data from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
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- Driving ability in patients with dizziness: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Assessment of self-reported driving ability in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy: Using generic and disease-specific questionnaires.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Exploring perceived occupational performance among individuals with Vertigo in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2023Article
- Motorist's Vestibular Disorientation Syndrome (MVDS)-Proposed Diagnostic Criteria.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Association between Simultaneous Occurrence of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Noise-Induced Vestibular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Aging, Vestibular Function, and Balance: Proceedings of a National Institute on Aging/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Workshop.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Article
- Association between Bone Metabolism and Vestibular Problems in the Modified Romberg Test: Data from the 2009-2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- The Influence of Migraine on Driving: Current Understanding, Future Directions, and Potential Implications of Findings.Headache · 2020Review
- Saccular Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease Is Associated with Driving Difficulty.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2017Article
- Association Between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Vestibular Dysfunction in Workers Chronically Exposed to Occupational Noise.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
- Optimum Response of Air-conduction Induced Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential in Drivers.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveThere is growing understanding of the role of vestibular function in spatial navigation and orientation. Individuals with vestibular dysfunction demonstrate impaired performance on static and dynamic tests of spatial cognition, but there is sparse literature characterizing how these impairments might affect individuals in the real-world. Given the important role of visuospatial ability in driving a motor vehicle, we sought to evaluate whether individuals with vestibular dysfunction might have increased driving difficulty. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe used data from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to evaluate the influence of vestibular dysfunction in driving difficulty in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults aged ≥50 years (
resultsIn multivariate analyses, vestibular dysfunction was associated with a twofold increased odd of driving difficulty (odds ratio 2.16, 95% CI 1.57, 2.98). Among participants with vestibular dysfunction, concomitant driving difficulty predicted an increased risk of falls that was significantly higher than in participants with vestibular dysfunction only (odds ratio 13.01 vs. 2.91,
conclusionThis study suggests that difficulty driving may be a real-world manifestation of impaired spatial cognition associated with vestibular loss. Moreover, driving difficulty may be a marker of more severe vestibular dysfunction.
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