ArticleAging & mental health2020
Vestibular impairment, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease: balancing the evidence.
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- Hearing-Functioning Problems Across High-Burden Adult Health Conditions in Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of vestibular rehabilitation therapy on quality of life and cognitive function in individuals with chronic dizziness or vertigo.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 · 2025Trial
- Neuromechanistic causes of timber falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: Is response initiation or motor execution the problem?GeroScience · 2026Article
- Prevalence and direct costs of vestibular disease in France - matched case-control study results from the 2022 and 2023 french health data system.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
- Exploring the Association between Childhood Intelligence and Vestibular Function: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
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- Diagnostic Utility of Vestibular Markers in Identifying Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease in Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Inner Ear and Aging Brain: A Cross-Sectional Study of Vestibular Function and Morphometric Variations in the Entorhinal and Trans-Entorhinal Cortex.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2025Article
- Modulated theta band frequency with binaural beat stimulation correlates with improved cognitive scores in Alzheimer's patients.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Cognitive deficits in patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction.European journal of neurology · 2025Article
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- Vestibular perceptual learning improves self-motion perception, posture, and gait in older adults.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Psychological aspects of vestibular disorders: a national survey of clinical practice.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a multimodal diagnostic algorithm for prediction of cognitive impairment in elderly patients with dizziness.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Anti-saccade as a tool to evaluate cognitive impairment in vestibular migraine.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Postural impairments in unilateral and bilateral vestibulopathy.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Cognition in vestibular disorders: state of the field, challenges, and priorities for the future.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Multidimensional relationships between sensory perception and cognitive aging.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Perturbation-based dual task assessment in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Diagnostic Value of Electrovestibulography (EVestG) in Alzheimer's Patients with Mixed Pathology: A Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The vestibular (inner ear balance) system senses head movement and orientation in space. Vestibular sensory input plays a critical role in spatial cognitive abilities such as spatial memory and spatial navigation. Vestibular function declines with age, and recent studies have shown that age-related vestibular impairment is associated with poorer spatial cognitive skills in healthy older adults. Moreover, vestibular impairment is disproportionately prevalent among individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, and specifically in cognitively-impaired individuals who have spatial deficits such as disorientation and difficulty driving. Indeed, emerging evidence suggests that age-related vestibular impairment contributes to a 'spatial' subtype of Alzheimer's disease, characterized by highly morbid symptoms such as wandering and falls. Given that vestibular impairment can be treated through simple, physical-therapy based exercises, identifying and treating vestibular deficits in older adults with and without cognitive impairment may offer substantial benefit in preventing, mitigating and forestalling cognitive decline.
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