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ArticleNature and science of sleep2022

Evaluation of Vestibular Function in Patients Affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Performing Functional Head Impulse Test (fHIT).

Annalisa Pace, Alessandro Milani, Valeria Rossetti, Giannicola Iannella, Antonino Maniaci, Salvatore Cocuzza, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Annarita Vestri, Giuseppe Magliulo

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Article in Nature and science of sleep, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Annalisa PaceOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6744-5280
Alessandro MilaniOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Valeria RossettiOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Giannicola IannellaOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Antonino ManiaciOtorinolaringoiatria Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1251-0185
Salvatore CocuzzaOtorinolaringoiatria Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6135-0958
Danilo Alunni FegatelliDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Annarita VestriDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe MagliuloOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disease with significantly related complications. Since a connection between the vestibular nucleus and sleep regulator pathways has been demonstrated, vestibular evaluation in OSA patients was partially studied and none used functional head impulse test (fHIT) for this purpose. This paper aimed at evaluating the vestibular function in patients affected by OSA using fHIT, selecting patients who did not present any other related to cardiovascular, neurological, or metabolic diseases. Patients and Methods: Patients enrolled had a diagnosis of OSA by polysomnography type III and were cataloged according to American Association of Sleep Medicine criteria. Each patient underwent fHIT. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results: A total of 85 patients were enrolled in the study of which 50 had a diagnosis of OSA and were included in the case group, while 35 belonged to the control group. In 88.6% of subjects of the case group was evidenced a vestibular impairment with a substantial difference between the two study groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results show that the incidence of vestibular lesions in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea is underestimated and that fHIT can identify these lesions early.

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functional head impulse testobstructive sleep apneasleep regulator pathwaysvestibular ocular reflexvestibular system

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PMCPMC8937310

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