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ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2019

Menière's Disease and Caloric Stimulation: Some News from an Old Test.

Niccolò Cerchiai, Elena Navari, Mario Miccoli, Augusto Pietro Casani

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Article in The journal of international advanced otology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Niccolò CerchiaiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Elena NavariDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Mario MiccoliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Augusto Pietro CasaniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

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Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the present study was to improve the instrumental diagnosis of assessing Menière's disease (MD) if the frequency and slow-phase velocity (SPV) of the thermally induced nystagmus analyzed through the caloric vestibular test (CVT) showed different alterations in relationship with an increasing severity of the cochlear involvement. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study retrospectively analyzed the CVT results of 72 patients affected by unilateral "definite MD" according to the 2015 Barany Society Diagnostic Criteria and treated only conservatively.

resultsThere were 7 (9.72%) patients in stage 1, 27 (37.50%) in stage 2, 35 (48.61%) in stage 3, and 3 (4.16%) in stage 4. The canal paresis (CP) calculated through the frequency of the thermally induced nystagmus on the affected side increased in more severe stages (p=0.033). Conversely, the CP calculated through the SPV was not significantly different among the stages showing abnormal values even in the early phases of the disease (71% in stage 1, 81% in stage 2, 91% in stage 3, and 100% in stage 4), exclusively on the affected side.

conclusionAbnormalities of the thermally induced nystagmus on the affected side characterize most patients with MD, but only "SPV" alterations are common in the early stages. An increasing severity of the cochlear involvement progressively reflects also on the "frequency" parameter. Detecting a dissociation between these two parameters could represent an instrumental marker of the early forms of MD. Cite this article as: Cerchiai N, Navari E, Miccoli M, Casani AP. Menière's Disease and Caloric Stimulation: Some News from an Old Test. J Int Adv Otol 2019; 15(3): 442-6.

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Severity of Illness IndexAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaloric TestsCochleaFemaleHumansMaleMeniere DiseaseMiddle AgedNystagmus, PhysiologicReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesVestibular Function Tests

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PMID31846926
PMCPMC6937176
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