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ReviewJournal of neurology2019

Peripheral vestibular plasticity vs central compensation: evidence and questions.

B Tighilet, P Bordiga, R Cassel, C Chabbert

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Review in Journal of neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Chronic dizziness: neuro-sensitization and psycho-sensitization.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2026
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  12. [Application of vestibular function examination in the analysis of damaged site in patients with acute vestibular neuritis].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023
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  19. Perceptual-motor styles.Experimental brain research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

B TighiletTeam Pathophysiology and Therapy of Vestibular Disorders, LNSC UMR 7260, Laboratory of Sensory and Cognitive Neurosciences, GDR Vertige, Aix Marseille University-CNRS, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331, Marseille Cedex 3, France.
P BordigaTeam Pathophysiology and Therapy of Vestibular Disorders, LNSC UMR 7260, Laboratory of Sensory and Cognitive Neurosciences, GDR Vertige, Aix Marseille University-CNRS, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331, Marseille Cedex 3, France.
R CasselTeam Pathophysiology and Therapy of Vestibular Disorders, LNSC UMR 7260, Laboratory of Sensory and Cognitive Neurosciences, GDR Vertige, Aix Marseille University-CNRS, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331, Marseille Cedex 3, France.
C ChabbertTeam Pathophysiology and Therapy of Vestibular Disorders, LNSC UMR 7260, Laboratory of Sensory and Cognitive Neurosciences, GDR Vertige, Aix Marseille University-CNRS, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331, Marseille Cedex 3, France. christian.chabbert@univ-amu.fr.
Aix-Marseille Université · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last few decades, several studies have been conducted to identify the mechanisms involved in spontaneous functional recovery following peripheral vestibular damage. Different reactive processes occur at both the central and peripheral levels over the first few hours after the loss of the peripheral vestibular input. The restoration of the electrophysiological homeostasis between opposite vestibular nuclei is one of the key mechanisms of central compensation. This is achieved through a mosaic of biochemical events within the vestibular nuclei that each occur with their own kinetics. At the same time, under specific conditions, strong synaptic plasticity may take place within the vestibular sensory organs. It is thought that this reactive plasticity can contribute to the repair of damaged contacts between hair cells and fibres of the vestibular nerve, thus gradually restoring peripheral sensory input. These different plastic phenomena seem to reproduce those observed during development. Research is now needed to identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms that support this spontaneous peripheral repair process, with the ambition 1 day to be able to control it and stimulate the restoration of gait and balance.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityRecovery of FunctionSynapsesVestibular NucleiVestibule, LabyrinthDizzinessSynaptic repairVertigoVestibular compensation

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PMID31134376
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