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ArticleAudiology research2023

Impaired Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex on Video Head Impulse Test in Superior Canal Dehiscence: "Spontaneous Plugging" or Endolymphatic Flow Dissipation?

Andrea Castellucci, Pasquale Malara, Salvatore Martellucci, Mohamad Alfarghal, Cristina Brandolini, Gianluca Piras, Enrico Armato, Rosanna Rita Ruberto, Pasquale Brizzi, Livio Presutti and 1 more

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Article in Audiology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. High-frequency pseudo-hypofunction of the superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: a vHIT - oVEMP dissociation explained by hydrodynamic energy loss.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 · 2026
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  5. Surgical decision-making in superior canal dehiscence syndrome with concomitant otosclerosis.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 · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Andrea CastellucciENT Unit, Department of Surgery, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2874-5672
Pasquale MalaraAudiology & Vestibology Service, Centromedico, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Salvatore MartellucciENT Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Azienda USL di Latina, 04100 Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5233-2478
Mohamad AlfarghalOtorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Section, Surgery Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah 21556, Saudi Arabia.
Cristina BrandoliniOtorhinolaryngology and Audiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Gianluca PirasDepartment of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Gruppo Otologico, Casa Di Cura Privata "Piacenza" S.P.A., 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Enrico ArmatoFaculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, 54000 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8230-3122
Rosanna Rita RubertoAudiology and Ear Surgery Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Pasquale BrizziAudiology and Ear Surgery Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Livio PresuttiOtorhinolaryngology and Audiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Angelo GhidiniENT Unit, Department of Surgery, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · ITKing Abdulaziz Medical City · SAOspedale Santa Maria Goretti · ITOspedaliera di Piacenza · ITUniversité de Lorraine · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical plugging of the superior semicircular canal (SSC) represents an effective procedure to treat disabling symptoms in superior canal dehiscence (SCD), despite resulting in an impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain for the SSC. On the other hand, SSC hypofunction on video head impulse test (vHIT) represents a common finding in patients with SCD exhibiting sound/pressure-induced vertigo, a low-frequency air-bone gap (ABG), and enhanced vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs). "Spontaneous canal plugging" has been assumed as the underlying process. Nevertheless, missing/mitigated symptoms and/or near-normal instrumental findings would be expected. An endolymphatic flow dissipation has been recently proposed as an alternative pathomechanism for SSC VOR gain reduction in SCD. We aimed to shed light on this debate by comparing instrumental findings from 46 ears of 44 patients with SCD exhibiting SSC hypofunction with post-operative data from 10 ears of 10 patients with SCD who underwent surgical plugging. While no difference in SSC VOR gain values was found between the two groups (

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air–bone gapconductive hearing losspluggingsuperior canal dehiscencethird windowvestibular-evoked myogenic potentialsvestibulo-ocular reflexvideo head impulse test

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PMID37887852
PMCPMC10604197
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