Journal Reviews

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Treatment options for vestibular neuritis: systematic review and meta-analysis

2 March 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology | caloric tests, meta-analysis, recovery of function, steroids, vestibular neuritis

Vestibular neuritis (VN) is the third most common cause of peripheral vertigo. VN has been postulated to have viral aetiology and historically it was treated with steroids, until 2011 when a Cochrane review demonstrated lack of robust evidence behind this...

Is auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder a disorder of the whole eighth cranial nerve?

1 November 2014 | | Vestibular Disorders | VEMP, Vestibular, caloric test, cochlear

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is now well recognised in audiological circles. Vestibular nerve function has not been extensively studied in ANSD. The authors used cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric tests to assess the integrity of the...