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ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2021

Changes in body composition in unilateral vestibular hypofunction: relationships between bioelectrical impedance analysis and neuro-otological parameters.

Alessandro Micarelli, Andrea Viziano, Ivan Granito, Riccardo Xavier Micarelli, Alessio Felicioni, Marco Alessandrini

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Article in 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, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05174104 (Impact of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Metabolic Aspects and Chronobiological Behavior), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Impact of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Metabolic Aspects and Chronobiological Behavior

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniter OnlusRan2020 to 2021Enrolled60ConditionsVestibular Disorder, Metabolic Disease, Sleep DisorderArmsVestibular Rehabilitation
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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Smell, taste and food habits changes along body mass index increase: an observational study.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 · 2023
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6 authors.

Alessandro MicarelliInstitute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Viale Druso/Drususallee 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy. alessandromicarelli@yahoo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0495-5272
Andrea VizianoDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Ivan GranitoITER Center for Balance and Rehabilitation Research (ICBRR), Rome, Italy.
Riccardo Xavier MicarelliITER Center for Balance and Rehabilitation Research (ICBRR), Rome, Italy.
Alessio FelicioniITER Center for Balance and Rehabilitation Research (ICBRR), Rome, Italy.
Marco AlessandriniDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeExperimental works have indicated the potential of the vestibular system to affect body composition to be mediated by its extensive connections to brainstem nuclei involved in regulating metabolism and feeding behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate-by means of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-the body composition in a group of chronic UVH normal-weighted patients when compared with an equally balanced group of healthy participants, serving as a control group (CG).

methodsForty-six chronic UVH and 60 CG participants underwent otoneurological (including video Head Impulse Test [vHIT] and static posturography testing [SPT]), BIA measurements and self-report (SRM) and performance measures (PM).

resultsBeyond significant (p < 0.001) changes in SPT variables (surface and length) and SRM/PM (including Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Dynamic Gait Index and Activity Balance Confidence scales), UVH participants demonstrated significant (p < 0.001) higher values of fat mass and visceral fat and lower values of muscle mass (p = 0.004), when compared to CG. Significant correlations were found in UVH participants between otoneurological and BIA measurements.

conclusionThese study findings represent the first clinical in-field attempt at depicting, with the use of BIA parameters, changes in body composition related to chronic UVH. Since such alterations in metabolic parameters could be considered both the consequences and/or the cause of vestibular-related quality of life deficit, BIA parameters could be considered as cheap, easy to use, noninvasive assessments in case of chronic UVH.

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Quality of LifeVestibular DiseasesBody CompositionDizzinessElectric ImpedanceHumansBioelectrical impedance analysisBody compositionCentral melanocortin systemVestibular hypofunctionVideo-head impulse test

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PMID33392761

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