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Vestibular function interferes in cardiovascular reflexes [corrected].

Kathrine Jáuregui-Renaud1, Antonio G Hermosillo, Angélica Gómez

  • 1Unidad de Investigación Medica, Hospital General, Centro Medico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico. kjauren@data.net.mx

Archives of Medical Research
|October 22, 2003
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Acute vestibular lesions in humans disrupt cardiovascular autonomic responses, affecting blood pressure and heart rate variability. These effects showed improvement at two weeks, suggesting a temporary disruption of vestibulo-autonomic reflexes.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cardiology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • The vestibular system is known to influence autonomic reflexes during movement.
  • Previous research has not investigated cardiovascular reflexes in humans with acute vestibular lesions causing vertigo.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cardiovascular autonomic responses during acute vestibular failure.
  • To assess the impact of vestibular neuritis on autonomic reflexes.

Main Methods:

  • Seven patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular failure (vestibular neuritis) and seven healthy controls were studied.
  • Cardiovascular responses were assessed during active postural changes and cold pressor tests at acute phase and 2-week follow-up.

Main Results:

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  • Patients exhibited a blunted blood pressure response to cold hand immersion during the acute phase.
  • Upright stance in patients led to an impaired decrease in the respiratory component of heart rate variability and no increase in the LF/HF ratio.
  • These autonomic abnormalities demonstrated improvement at the 2-week follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Acute vestibular lesions can impair human cardiovascular autonomic responses.
  • The findings suggest a disruption of vestibulo-autonomic reflexes in patients with vestibular neuritis.