SynthesisEuropean 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
Clinical value of the video head impulse test in patients with vestibular neuritis: a systematic review.
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- Prevalence of vestibulo-ocular reflex dysfunction in people with neurological disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Vestibular Rehabilitation Improves Gait Quality and Activities of Daily Living in People with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- Separating stroke and acute unilateral vestibulopathy using history, examination and vestibular tests: a machine learning approach.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Caloric canal paresis thresholds in relation to vHIT-defined acute unilateral vestibular dysfunction: a retrospective analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of VOR Suppression in Brainstem Pathology: Insights from the Absence of Anti-Compensatory Saccades Despite Normal VOR Gain.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Negative Video Head Impulse Test in Acute Vestibular Syndrome Does Not Exclude Vestibular Neuritis: Insights and Challenges in Diagnosis.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Review
- Revisiting Diagnostic Criteria for Bilateral Vestibulopathy: A New Comprehensive Instrumental Model.Audiology research · 2024Article
- Application of a Video Head Impulse Test in the Diagnosis of Vestibular Neuritis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Instrumental assessment of dynamic postural stability in patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction during straight, curved, and blindfolded gait.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 · 2024Article
- Video Suppression Head Impulses and Head Impulses Paradigms in Patients with Vestibular Neuritis: A Comparative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Clinical Use of the Suppression Head Impulse Paradigm in Patients with Vestibulopathy: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT): Value of Gain and Refixation Saccades in Unilateral Vestibular Neuritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Editorial: Gaze and postural stability rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Acute unilateral vestibulopathy/vestibular neuritis: Diagnostic criteria.Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation · 2022Article
- Association Analysis of HIMP and SHIMP Quantitative Parameters in Patients With Vestibular Neuritis and Healthy Participants.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical application potential of the video head impulse test (vHIT) in diagnosing vestibular neuritis (VN).
methodsAn electronic search was conducted in the following databases: Embase, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Google scholar, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Clinical studies were included in which an evaluation was made using vHIT either alone or in combination with other tests or bedside algorithms. Evaluations that were carried out using unvalidated tools were excluded. Only studies of patients with VN (superior, inferior, or in toto) were included. Screening of titles, abstracts, full texts, and data extraction were undertaken independently by pairs of reviewers. Included studies were quality appraised using a modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
resultsResults were reported according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Our search yielded 1309 unique records, 21 of which remained after screening titles and abstracts. Sixteen studies were included, i.e., for a total of 933 patients including 474 patients with a diagnosis of VN.
conclusionsThe diagnostic value of vHIT is high for VN, as it is a high-frequency measurement tool. vHIT is a useful complement or alternative to caloric and rotational tests as an indicator of lesions of vestibular canal functioning, especially at the time of onset. This tool can provide useful clues about the clinical progress of recovery from the lesion through the value of the vestibulo ocular reflex gain and the consequent evolution of the saccade pattern, which allows the patient to stabilize vision on the retina.
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